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Cheng Wei-yuan | |
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鄭為元 | |
Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China | |
In office 29 April 1987 – 4 December 1989 | |
Preceded by | Wang Dao-yuan |
Succeeded by | Hau Pei-tsun |
Personal details | |
Born | 20 January 1913 Anhui |
Died | 3 August 1993 Taipei, Taiwan | (aged 80)
Nationality | Republic of China |
Political party | Kuomintang |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Republic of China Army |
Cheng Wei-yuan (traditional Chinese: 鄭為元; simplified Chinese: 郑为元; pinyin: Zhèng Wèiyuán; 20 January 1913 – 3 August 1993) was a Taiwanese politician. He was the only Minister of National Defense (1987-1989) with the complete personal achievements in all the 4 power systems (Kuomintang, Politics, Military and Intelligence) in the ROC history. Being one of the few top-rank KMT generals sympathizing the victims by the Martial Law operation during White Terror and supporting the democratic modernization trend of the state;[1] he kept the open-mind policy of communication to cooperate with the demands of parliament, media and societies, including the subtle relation with the newly founded Democratic Progressive Party.[2]