Su Beng
Taiwanese historian, activist
Su Beng (9 November 1918 – 20 September 2019) (Chinese: 史明; pinyin: Shĭ Míng; Wade–Giles: Shih Ming; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sú-bêng), whose given name was Shih Chao-hui (施朝暉; Shī Cháohuī; Si Tiâu-hui), was a Taiwanese dissident and political activist. He was born in Shirin Town, Taihoku Chō, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Shilin District of Taipei, Taiwan).
He was known as the “Che Guevara of Taiwan". In April 1994, he began the Taiwan Independence Action motorcade, which he conceived as a way to raise the Taiwanese people’s political awareness. He fought for Taiwanese independence.
Su died in Taipei on 20 September 2019 of pneumonia at the age of 100.[1]
References change
- ↑ "史明過世 台獨運動先驅享嵩壽103歲". 中央通訊社. 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
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- Taiwan in Time: Revolutionary in exile
- Website About Su Beng maintained and written by his English Biographer Felicia Lin
- Su Beng's personal (Chinese language) website
- Taipei Times FEATURE: Su Beng: Staying true to the fight for independence
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