Chiang Hsiao-wen

Alan Chiang Hsiao-wen

Chiang Ching-kuo's family portrait in 1950: (rear from left) Alan Chiang Hsiao-wen, Amy Chiang Hsiao-chang; (front from left) Alex Chiang Hsiao-wu, Faina Chiang Fang-liang, Chiang Ching-kuo, Eddie Chiang Hsiao-yung
Native name 蔣孝文
Born (1935-12-14)14 December 1935
Soviet Union Soviet Union
Died 14 April 1989(1989-04-14) (aged 53)
Taiwan Taipei, Republic of China
Spouse(s) Nancy Xu (m.1960-1989)
Children Chiang Yu-mei (b. 1961)
Parent(s) Chiang Ching-kuo
Chiang Fang-liang

Chiang Hsiao-wen (Chinese: 蔣孝文; also known as Alan Chiang; December 1935 April 14, 1989) was the eldest son of Chiang Ching-kuo, the President of the Republic of China in Taiwan from 1978 to 1988. His mother is Faina Ipatyevna Vakhreva, also known as Chiang Fang-liang. He had one younger sister, Hsiao-chang, and two younger brothers, Hsiao-wu and Hsiao-yung. He had two half-brothers, Winston Chang and John Chiang, with whom he shared the same father.

He married Xu Nai Jin (Nancy) (Chinese: 蔣徐乃錦) in 1960 and had a daughter, Yomei, in 1961.[1] He suffered brain damage in 1970 while being treated for diabetes.[2] He died of throat cancer on April 14, 1989.[2][3]

References

  1. Taylor, Jay (November 14, 2000). The Generalissimo's Son: Chiang Ching-kuo and the Revolutions in China and Taiwan. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 277. ISBN 978-0674002876. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Chiang Hsiao-wen, Ex-Business Executive, 54". The New York Times (New York, New York). AP. April 15, 1989. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  3. 蒋孝文夫人徐乃锦(1)(图). Retrieved November 6, 2014.


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