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Former-Navy Admiral Liu Ho-chien Dies at 97
Posted on 2023-12-15 07:57:14
And finally,

Former chief of the general staff, Admiral Liu Ho-qian has died.

He was 97.

The Ministry of National Defense is not giving any details of Liu's death,
but says it will help his family with funeral arrangements.

Liu was a four-star admiral and served as commander of the R-O-C Navy from
1983 to 1988.

He was promoted to the chief of the general staff in 1991 and serced in that
post until 1995.

He was also appointed as military strategy advisor to presidents Lee
Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian, Ma Ying-jeou and Tsai Ing-wen.

Defense officials say Liu played a crucial role in the development of the
Taiwan's Navy and helped in the purchase of two Hai Lung-class submarines
from the Netherlands in the in the 1980s.

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