1972 Taiwanese presidential election

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "1972 Taiwanese presidential election" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

1972 Taiwanese presidential election

← 1966 March 21, 1972 1978 →

Nominee Chiang Kai-shek Party Kuomintang Running mate Yen Chia-kan Electoral vote 1,308 Percentage 100.00%

President before election Chiang Kai-shek Kuomintang Elected President Chiang Kai-shek Kuomintang

Indirect elections were held for the presidency and vice-presidency of the government of the Republic of China on Taiwan on March 21, 1972. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Building in Yangmingshan, Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Kai-shek, aged 85, was re-elected for the fifth term with his Vice President Yen Chia-kan. President Chiang died in office on April 5, 1975. Vice President Yen Chia-kan then sworn in as the President.