Chiang Hsiao-wu

Alex Chiang Hsiao-wu
蔣孝武

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
ROC Representative to Japan
In office
January 1990[1] – June 1991
Succeeded by Hsu Shui-teh
Personal details
Born (1945-04-25)25 April 1945
Taiwan Chekiang, Republic of China[1]
Died 1 July 1991(1991-07-01) (aged 46)[2]
Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality  Republic of China
Political party Kuomintang
Spouse(s) Michelle Chiang Tsai Hui-mei[3]
Children Alexandra Chiang Yo-lan, Johnathan Chiang Yo-sung[3][4]
Alma mater Chinese Culture University

Chiang Hsiao-wu (Chinese: 蔣孝武; also known as Alex Chiang; April 25, 1945 - July 1, 1991), was the second 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 older brother, Hsiao-wen, one older sister, Hsiao-chang, and one younger brother, Hsiao-yung. He also had two half-brothers, Winston Chang and John Chiang, with whom he shared the same father.

He was president of the state-run Broadcasting Corporation of China from 1980 to 1986, and later headed the Republic of China mission to Singapore for two years[5] before being transferred to the mission to Japan in 1990.[6][7]

He died at the age of 46, on July 1, 1991, at the Taipei Veterans General Hospital in Taiwan as a result of congestive heart failure brought on by chronic inflammation of the pancreas.[2][6][8] He was survived by his wife and two children.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 O'Neill, Mark (August 5, 1990). "Unofficial Taiwan Ambassador Carries Heavy Burden of History in Japanese Capital". Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). Reuters. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Chiang Hsiao-wu; Taiwan Diplomat, 46". The New York Times (New York, New York). AP. July 3, 1991. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Declaration of Eric Wakin" (PDF). hoover.org. The Hoover Institution. January 8, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  4. ↑ 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. 318. ISBN 978-0674002876. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Singapore PM All Smiles In ROC". Taiwan Journal (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (Taipei, Taiwan). February 23, 1989. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Chiang Hsiao-wu; Grandson of Chiang Kai-shek". Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). July 4, 1991. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  7. ↑ "From Presidential Stock; Tokyo Press Welcomes Chiang". Taiwan Journal (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (Taipei, Taiwan). January 15, 1990. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  8. ↑ "SON OF LATE PRESIDENT CHIANG DIES". AP. July 1, 1991. Retrieved November 7, 2014.


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