Cheng Wei-yuan

Cheng Wei-yuan
鄭為元
Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China
In office
29 April 1987 – 4 December 1989
Preceded byWang Dao-yuan
Succeeded byHau Pei-tsun
Personal details
Born20 January 1913
Anhui
Died3 August 1993(1993-08-03) (aged 80)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
Military service
Branch/serviceRepublic of China Army
Minister Cheng endorsed Pres. Chiang’s decree to lift the Martial Law in 1987
Order of Blue Sky and White Sun with Grand Cordon Ribbon

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]

  1. ^ Wang Cheng-zhi (1987). "Cheng_Wei-yuan talking about budget the national defense and budget" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Taiwan Panorama. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  2. ^ Zheng Jing; Cheng Nan-jung; Ye Xiangzhi; Xu Manqing (13 June 1987). "金門守軍殺人事件驚人內幕" [Shocking inside story of the Kinmen Military Murder Case] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Taipei: Freedom Era Weekly Vol. 175-176. Retrieved 25 July 2022 – via Oneup Network Oneup Network.

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