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Terry Guo is a Taiwanese billionaire businessman and politician. Guo is the founder and former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Foxconn, the world's largest contract manufacturer of electronics. Foxconn's English web site renders his surname as Gou. Founded in 1974, Foxconn grew to become an international business empire, becoming the largest private employer and exporter in Taiwan wi…

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business · Founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Foxconn · entrepreneur · business magnate · computer scientist · politician · also Terry Gou, Terry Tai-Ming Gou, Guo Taiming, Guo Tai-ming, Taiming Guo, Tai-ming Guo

Born 8 October 1950 · Q716830

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human beings are also animals, to manage one million animals gives me a headache.
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great esteem for Japanese (businessmen), especially those who are able to disagree with you in person and not stab you in the back, unlike the Gaoli bangzi
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2026· 1 entry

Aug 18, 2026Documented record76% confidence

“human beings are also animals, to manage one million animals gives me a headache.”

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2024· 1 entry

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Campaign: 2024 presidential election.

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2023· 18 entries

Nov 24, 2023Documented record69% confidence

Forbes: Foxconn’s Billionaire Founder Terry Gou Exits Taiwan Presidential Race

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Nov 24, 2023Documented record69% confidence

9to5Mac: Foxconn founder Terry Gou withdraws Taiwanese presidential bid, to likely relief of Apple

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Nov 23, 2023Documented record76% confidence

Published video “郭台銘｜感恩節：一份長達五十年的感恩之情”.

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Nov 17, 2023Documented record76% confidence

Published video “【公開說銘書】EP.5醫療政策：終結血汗醫護，不再做功德！ #郭台銘 #賴佩霞”.

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Nov 16, 2023Documented record76% confidence

Published video “【公開說銘書】EP.4教育政策：教育應該人人平等！ #郭台銘 #賴佩霞”.

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Nov 14, 2023Documented record76% confidence

Published video “【公開說銘書】EP.3文化政策：台劇迅速崛起，打造台流變成世界主流！ #郭台銘 #賴佩霞”.

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Nov 14, 2023Documented record69% confidence

Yahoo: Foxconn founder Terry Gou qualifies to run for Taiwan president

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Nov 13, 2023Documented record76% confidence

Published video “【郭台銘的AI教室】EP.4 人工智慧是台灣未來發展的必備藍圖”.

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Nov 6, 2023Documented record76% confidence

Published video “【公開說銘書】EP.2長照政策：高齡化社會老後誰來顧？長照交給阿銘來罩！ #郭台銘 #賴佩霞”.

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Nov 5, 2023Documented record76% confidence

Published video “【郭爸爸來了】EP.08 我的母親初永真”.

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Nov 2, 2023Documented record76% confidence

Published video “【郭爸爸來了】EP.07 那些我眷戀的老歌年代”.

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Oct 31, 2023Documented record76% confidence

Published video “郭台銘｜主流民意篇：大台北各大夜市街訪夜市民眾”.

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Oct 31, 2023Documented record76% confidence

Published video “【郭爸爸來了】EP.06 ，強身健體，方能擦亮精神！”.

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Oct 23, 2023Documented record75% confidence

Bloomberg L.P.: Terry Gou’s Presidential Ambition Costs Foxconn $9 Billion

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Sep 2, 2023Documented record70% confidence

Yahoo: Terry Gou, seeking Taiwan presidency, resigns as Foxconn board member

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Aug 29, 2023Documented record69% confidence

Insider: Meet Terry Gou, the 72-year-old billionaire founder of a key Apple supplier who now wants to be the president of Taiwan

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Aug 28, 2023Documented record69% confidence

Forbes: Billionaire Terry Gou Makes Bid For Taiwan Presidency, Promising Peace And Prosperity

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2023Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And announced his intention to run for president in the 2024 presidential election, but after running as an independent candidate, he ended his campaign in late November 2023

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2020· 1 entry

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Campaign: 2020 presidential election.

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2019· 4 entries

2019Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Guo resigned from Foxconn and joined the Kuomintang (KMT) to run for president, declaring he was instructed by the sea goddess Mazu in a dream to contest the election

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2019Source gives the year onlyDocumented record72% confidence

As a billionaire businessman and relative political outsider, Guo was compared to Trump in international media during his 2019 presidential candidacy.

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2019Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Guo expressed misgivings about the legalization of same-sex marriage in Taiwan, arguing that the Legislative Yuan did not respect the results of the 2018 referendum where a majority voted against legalization

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2019Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Guo argued that Apple should move its manufacturing out of mainland China to Taiwan

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2016· 1 entry

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Speculation surrounding Guo's political ambitions arose ahead of the 2020 presidential election

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2012· 2 entries

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A controversy arose after Guo jokingly compared Foxconn's workforce to animals during a company event at the Taipei zoo

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Jan 1, 2012Documented record76% confidence

“great esteem for Japanese (businessmen), especially those who are able to disagree with you in person and not stab you in the back, unlike the Gaoli bangzi”

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2007· 3 entries

2007Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Guo publicly pursued movie star Carina Lau

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2007Source gives the year onlyDocumented record72% confidence

Guo's younger brother, Tony Gou, died in 2007 of leukemia.

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2007Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Guo cited Genghis Khan as a personal hero

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2005· 1 entry

2005Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Serena Lin died of breast cancer at the age of 55

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2002· 1 entry

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Bought a Roztěž castle near Kutná Hora in the Czech Republic for $30 million

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2000· 2 entries

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And intended to eventually give away one third of his wealth to charity

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2000Source gives the year onlyDocumented record72% confidence

Guo founded an educational charity with Lin in 2000 and intended to eventually give away one third of his wealth to charity.

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1996· 1 entry

1996Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Hon Hai started building chassis for Compaq desktops

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1988· 1 entry

1988Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Guo opened his first factory in Shenzhen where his largest factory remains

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1980· 1 entry

1980Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

When he received an order from Atari to make the console joystick

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1974· 2 entries

1974Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

With $7,500 ($44,000 in 2021 US dollars) in startup money and a workforce of ten elderly employees

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1974Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Foxconn grew to become an international business empire, becoming the largest private employer and exporter in Taiwan with a workforce of 1

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1970· 1 entry

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But allowed his membership to lapse after 2000

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1950· 1 entry

Oct 8, 1950Documented record86% confidence

Born 1950-10-08.

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