Entry Into Politics
Yao called for the abolition of the National Assembly in his book Maintaining and Amending the Law
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| Traditional Chinese | 護法與變法 | ||
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published in 1978. In 1979, Yao was arrested and sentenced to a 12-year prison for his involvement in the Kaohsiung Incident. He served in prison for seven years and became the chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party after he was released. Under his chairmanship, the party adopted the "Program for the Sovereign Independence of Taiwan"
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺灣主權獨立案 | ||
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. In 1992, Yao joined the "Welfare State Alliance"
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| Traditional Chinese | 福利國連線 | ||
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faction of the DPP founded by Frank Hsieh. He was elected a member of the Legislative Yuan the same year, but was not re-elected in 1995.
In 1997, Yao started teaching at National Tsing Hua University as an associate professor. He worked as a lawyer again in 1999, as he ran unsuccessfully for legislator again in 1998. President Chen Shui-bian appointed Yao as one of his Senior Advisors in 2000. Five years later, he was appointed as the President of the Examination Yuan.
Yao was replaced by the Ma Ying-Jeou government in 2008 after Chen Shui-bian's administration expired.
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