Chiang was succeeded as President by Vice President Yen Chia-kan and as Kuomintang party leader by his son Chiang Ching-kuo, who retired Chiang Kai-shek's title of Director-General and instead assumed the position of Chairman.

* Bob Brown, retired politician, former leader of the Australian Greens

In early 1967, Arthur Calwell retired as ALP leader and Gough Whitlam succeeded him.

He retired as the career home run leader for catchers, a record which stood until surpassed by Carlton Fisk and the current record holder, Mike Piazza.

In 1948, King retired, and quietly persuaded his senior ministers to support St-Laurent's selection as the new Liberal leader at the Liberal leadership convention of August 1948.

In 2002 Amadou Toumani Touré, a retired general who had been the leader of the military aspect of the 1991 democratic uprising, was elected.

The treasurer, John Brumby, became Labor leader and premier in 2007 when Bracks retired from politics.

Lord Russell retired in 1867 and Gladstone became leader of the Liberal Party.

In 1880, the Liberals won again and the Liberal leaders, Lord Hartington ( leader in the House of Commons ) and Lord Granville, retired in Gladstone's favour.

Kohl then retired as minister-president of Rhineland-Palatinate to become the leader of the CDU / CSU in the Bundestag.

He immediately resigned as CDU leader and largely retired from politics.

In January 1971, McEwen retired as Country Party leader and Deputy Prime Minister.

In 1958 Fadden retired and McEwen succeeded him as Country Party leader.

From 1985, when Howard Baker of Tennessee retired, until his resignation from the Senate, Dole was the leader of the Senate Republicans, serving as Majority Leader from 1985 until 1987 and again from 1995 to 1996.

So, noting that then-all-time home run leader Hank Aaron had just retired, Jackson asked for and received number 44, Aaron's number.

Cosgrave retired as leader of the party and from politics in 1944.

After the 1955 general election, Attlee retired as leader.

At the end of the season, Smyl retired as the team's all-time leader in games played, goals, assists and points.

Noted Michigan Senate leader, Emil Lockwood, retired in Duck Key, where he served in many civic and political capacities until his death in 2002.

Mark Messier retired only 11 NHL games behind Howe at 1, 756 ( and counting minor league action and playoffs, 2, 048 total professional games ), but this is over five seasons away from 2, 478 total professional games ( including minor league action ), almost a thousand games ahead of the active career leader at the end of 2012 ( Roman Hamrlik ).

On 30 January 1992, Haughey retired as leader of Fianna Fáil at a parliamentary party meeting.

De Valera was elected President of Ireland in 1959 and retired as Fianna Fáil leader and Taoiseach.

On 30 January 1992 Haughey officially retired as leader of Fianna Fáil at the parliamentary party meeting.

In 1965, when James Dillon retired as Fine Gael leader after the 1965 general election loss, Liam Cosgrave, as a senior party figure and son of the first parliamentary leader of Fine Gael, easily won the leadership.

Gladstone finally retired in 1894, and his ineffectual successor, Lord Rosebery, led the party to another heavy defeat in the 1895 general election.

Many Labour MPs felt Attlee should have retired after the 1951 election and allowed a younger man to lead the party.

When Wilson retired in 1976, Foot contested the party leadership and led in the first ballot, but was ultimately defeated by James Callaghan.

Lipponen retired from the party chairmanship in 2005 and was succeeded by Eero Heinäluoma.

Siaka P. Stevens, who had been head of state of Sierra Leone for 18 years, retired from that position in November 1985, although he continued his role as chairman of the ruling APC party.

In the wake of Benjamin Disraeli's victory, Gladstone retired from the leadership of the Liberal party, although he retained his seat in the House.

Kenneth Kaunda had earlier retired from politics, but after internal turbulence in the party, due to the " Zero Operation Plan " scandal, he returned, replacing his own successor Kebby Musokotwane.

Following his defection from the Republican party, Ogden retired from politics and moved back to his native New York.

The success of a party formed by supporters of ex-president Kérékou, who had officially retired from active politics, allowed him to stand successfully at both the 1996 and 2001 presidential elections.

In one story arc where Dennis ' parents invite the retired actor to a party, they have Dennis meet him, to which Dennis comments he must be " Cowboy Bob's grandpa!

The success of a party formed by supporters of ex-president Kérékou, who had officially retired from active politics, encouraged him to stand successfully at both the 1996 and 2001 presidential elections.

That year also saw a switch in party affiliation in the collector's office, where the longtime Democratic incumbent retired and was replaced by Republican Terri Mitchell, whose husband, Jim Mitchell, had preceded Ransdall in Pulaski County's state house seat.

Under Lemass, party elders such as James Ryan, Seán MacEntee and Paddy Smith retired and a new generation of politicians were introduced to government such as Brian Lenihan, Donogh O ' Malley, Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney.

A series of resignations by chairmen of semi-state companies and an open declaration by the Minister for Finance, Albert Reynolds, that he had every intention of standing for the party leadership if Haughey retired.

Lemass retired in 1966 after 7 years in the position and a leadership race ( the first contested race in the history of the party ) threatened to tear Fianna Fáil apart.

At this time a party of cavalry was made in the Prado of the city, by the side of Aspra: but, as recognized by the dragons of Pavia, retired.

The setting is an English country house, where Mark Ablett has been entertaining a house party consisting of a widow and her marriageable daughter, a retired major, a wilful actress, and Bill Beverley, a young man about town.

After the collapse of Reynolds ' first administration later in 1992, O ' Malley retired from the leadership of the party.

Ōkuma remained in charge of the party until 1908, when he retired from politics.