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Obituary: Yen Chia-kan

Thursday 20 January 1994 00:02 GMT
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Yen Chia-kan, politician, died Taiwan 24 December, aged 88. Economic minister, finance minister, premier and vice-president under Chiang Kai-shek, he succeeded Chiang on his death in 1975 as President, serving until Chiang's son Chiang Ching-kuo's accession in 1978.

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