Yu Chun-hsien

During his studies at Sun Yat-sen University (then known as National Kwangtung University),^[1] Yu often listened to Sun Yat-sen's speeches on the Three Principles of the People. Yu was deeply influenced by Sun Yat-sen's thought and he joined the Kuomintang in 1925.^[2]

In 1926 Yu became the Secretary of the Organization Department of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang [zh] and later participated in overseas party affairs, specifically the Dutch East Indies.^[3] He served as the editor-in-chief of the Indonesian "Republic of China Daily" (民國日報). Yu was arrested and imprisoned for 8 months for criticizing the Japanese government for obstructing the Northern Expedition.^[4] He returned to Nanjing soon after.

In 1949, Yu retreated to Taiwan following the Nationalist defeat in the Chinese Civil War. In 1973, he was elected as the President of the Control Yuan.^[5][6] He served as president until 1987, when he resigned due to old age.  After leaving office, he served as a senior adviser to the Presidential Office Building.^[4][7]

Yu died of illness in 1994.^[8] President Lee Teng-hui issued a statement acklowedging Yu's death.^[9]