Lee Teng-hui, Ph.D. ’68, former Taiwan president, dies at 97
July 31, 2020![](https://news.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/story_thumbnail_home/public/2020-07/0730_lee1.jpg?itok=o5rRm44P)
Lee Teng-hui, Ph.D. ’68, the first popularly elected president of Taiwan, who helped guide the island toward prosperity and democracy, died July 30 in Taipei. He was 97.