After Chiang Kai-shek's death, this man served as Taiwan's "president" for three years before he ceded his seat to Chiang Ching-kuo! Many people believe that after Chiang Kai-shek's death, Taiwan's "presidential" throne was handed over to Chiang Ching-kuo, but this is actually not true. Between Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo, there was another man who served as president of "Taiwan" for three years. It is only because he, the "president" of Taiwan, has done something famous but has no power, so he has been forgotten by many people.
This is a person who served as Taiwan's "transitional president" for three years between the two Chiang Kai-shek. This person was Yan Jiagan, and Chiang Kai-shek used Yan Jiagan to fill the vacancy left by Chen Cheng, showing his sophistication, and at that time Chiang Ching-kuo had a relatively good foundation in the organization of the party and the politics of secret agents. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek was no longer using veterans, nor could he find people with ambitions; Yan Jiagan was just a person without ambition and power, and would not pose a threat to Chiang Ching-kuo.
By April 5, 1975, after Chiang Kai-shek's death, yan Jiagan succeeded him as "president" just seven hours after Chiang Kai-shek's death. After succeeding him as "president," he immediately took charge of the funeral committee and began to deal with the murder of Chiang Kai-shek. Yan Jiagan has become the "president", so what should Chiang Ching-kuo do? Chiang Ching-kuo did not act excessively, just as an ordinary filial piety and worshipped his father. In fact, Yan Jiagan was loyal to Chiang Kai-shek, and after Chiang Kai-shek's death, he did not think of apostatizing.
As the "transitional president" after Chiang Kai-shek's death, Yan Jiagan fulfilled his mission very well, allowing Taiwan to smoothly transition into Chiang Ching-kuo's hands in those three years. There will be no major turmoil because of the change of power. It can be said that Yan Jiagan's three-year "presidential" career, although it is not really nominal, he has worked hard and complained, and he has never had a power struggle with Chiang Ching-kuo because of his "president" status.