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Cheng Nan-jung

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Taiwanese publisher and activist (1947-1989)

JournalistsLived 1947 to 1989 · aged 41
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Cheng Nan-jung, nicknamed Nylon Deng, was a Taiwanese publisher and pro-democracy activist. He was the founder of the Freedom Era Weekly. He is most known internationally for setting himself on fire in support of freedom of speech.

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a portrait of Cheng at his 28th Anniversary Memorial Service, held at the Presidential Office Building, Taipeia portrait of Cheng at his 28th Anniversary Memorial Service, held at the Presidential Office Building, Taipei

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Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1947 to 1989 · aged 41
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10 languages

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