He and his image were moulded by palace advisers and by successive military governments.

But successive governments have failed to repair the markets for inputs like labour, land and power.

Successive US governments have expressed their adherence to the one-China policy and the Three Joint Communiqués.

And over time, he and successive administrations took steps to mitigate that risk and curtail the spread of nuclear weapons.

Ever fewer Europeans bother to vote at successive Euro-elections, and even fewer know who represents them in that body.