Lin Yi-hsiung
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Lin Yi-hsiung (Chinese: 林義雄; born 24 August 1941) is a politician from Taiwan. He was a major leader of the democratization movement in Taiwan. He graduated from the Department of Law of National Taiwan University. He was first exposed to politics in 1976 while serving as attorney for Kuo Yu-hsin [zh] (1908–1985) who sued the ruling KMT party for electoral fraud. Lin was elected a member of Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council in Kuo's old electorate in 1977.
Quick Facts 7th Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party, Preceded by ...
Lin Yi-hsiung | |
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林義雄 | |
7th Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party | |
In office 18 July 1998 – 20 April 2000 | |
Preceded by | Hsu Hsin-liang |
Succeeded by | Frank Hsieh |
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Born | (1941-08-24) 24 August 1941 (age 82) Goketsu Village, Ratō District, Taihoku Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Wujie Township, Yilan County, Taiwan) |
Political party | Democratic Progressive Party (1989-2006) Independent (2006-present) |
Spouse | Fang Su-min |
Alma mater | National Taiwan University Harvard University |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
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Quick Facts Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese ...
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Traditional Chinese | 林義雄 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 林义雄 | ||||||||||
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