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For the music video director, seePeter Huang (director).For the Japanese writer of the same name, seeKo Bunyu.

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Peter Huang
Hoàng văn hùng
Peter Huang at National Taiwan University
Peter Huang atNational Taiwan University
BornOctober 2, 1937(1937-10-02)(age87)
Shinchiku City,Shinchiku Prefecture,Japanese-ruled Taiwan(modern-dayHsinchu)
NationalityHoklo Taiwanese
EducationNational Chengchi University(BA)
Cornell University(PhD)
OccupationPro-democracy activist
Peter Huang
Traditional ChineseHoàng văn hùng
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuáng Wénxióng
Southern Min
HokkienPOJN̂g Bûn-hiông

Peter Wen-shiung Huang(Chinese:Hoàng văn hùng;pinyin:Huáng Wénxióng;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:N̂g Bûn-hiông,also known asPeter Ng;[1]born 2 October 1937) is a Taiwaneseactivistfordemocratizationandhuman rights.[2]

Education

Huang majored injournalismat theNational Chengchi UniversityinTaipeiand then served in the military for two years. In 1964, he applied to the graduate program insociologyat theUniversity of Pittsburghand studied there before transferring to a Ph.D. program atCornell Universityin 1966.[3]

Assassination attempt

On April 24, 1970, Huang and his brother-in-law,Cheng Tzu-tsai,both members of theWorld United Formosans for Independence,[4]were involved in theassassination attempt[zh]of then-Vice PremierChiang Ching-kuo(Chiang Kai-shek's son) inNew York City.Huang approached Chiang with a gun at thePlaza Hotel,but aDiplomatic Security Servicespecial agent pushed him out of the way, causing the bullet to strike the hotel's revolving doors.[3][5]The World United Formosans for Independence later issued a statement disclaiming involvement.[6]He pleaded guilty in a 1971 trial to charges of attempted murder and illegal possession of a firearm,[7]but was granted bail before sentencing, and fled the United States.[8][9]Cheng Tzu-tsai also jumped bail in 1971 after his conviction, fleeing to Sweden for asylum, but was extradited to the US in 1972,[10]sentenced in 1973 to up to five years in prison[11]and later served an additional prison term in Taiwan for illegal entry.[12]

Huang viewed his assassination attempt as an act of opposition to theUnited States war in Vietnamand as ananti-imperialistaction, as he deemed the Taiwan government as an "accomplice of Washington."[13]: 59 

Cheng Tzu-tsaiand Peter Huang in 2018

Aftermath

Huang's action is considered a stimulus for political reform in Taiwan, which promotes the role ofTaiwanese peoplein the political arena.[citation needed]He was in hiding for 25 years,[14]returning to Taiwan in 1996,[3]after Taiwan's statute of limitations had run out on further prosecution for the assassination attempt[1]as one of the last persons who had not been permitted to return to Taiwan for political reasons.[15][16]Huang was prosecuted and served four months in jail for violating the 1987 National Security Law for illegal entry, since he did not have an entry visa when he returned to Taiwan in 1996.[17]

In 1998, Huang became the director of theTaiwan Association for Human Rights.In 2000, he was appointed asNational Policy Advisorto thePresidentfor human rights issues. He is also an avid supporter of theGreen Party Taiwansince its founding. Huang ledAmnesty InternationalTaiwan from 2009 through 2013.[18][19]In 2012, he was given an Alumni Excellence Award by the National Chengchi University for his lifelong commitment to democracy, freedom, and social movements.[20]

Huang shouted “Let me stand up like a Taiwanese!” upon being arrested after the failed assassination attempt.[21]This phrase was later referenced in the song title ( vô danh anh hùng Stand Up Like A Taiwanese) by rock bandFire EX.,as well as repeated several times at the end of the heavy metal song “Supreme Pain for the Tyrant” byChthonic.[22][23]

See also

References

  1. ^abLin, Irene (15 February 2000)."CCK's would-be assassin back in the dock".Taipei Times.Retrieved27 October2015.
  2. ^Tsai, June (18 May 2012)."Human rights activist named NCCU distinguished alumnus".Preparatory Office of the Department of International Information Services, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). Archived fromthe originalon 30 January 2016.Retrieved2 June2012.
  3. ^abcChuang, Jimmy (May 19, 2012)."Would-be Chiang Ching-kuo assassin honored by Taipei University".Want China Times.Taipei. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-11-12.RetrievedNovember 12,2014.
  4. ^"2 Cited in Plot: Security Tight for Chiang".Spokane Daily Chronicle.UPI. April 25, 1970.RetrievedNovember 12,2014.
  5. ^"2 Taiwanese Held in Shooting".The Milwaukee Journal.UPI. April 25, 1970.RetrievedNovember 12,2014.
  6. ^"Single Pistol Shot Narrowly Misses Chiang's Son-Heir".The Free Lance-Star.Fredericksburg, Virginia. AP. April 25, 1970.RetrievedNovember 12,2014.
  7. ^"Taiwan native found guilty of trying to kill politician".The Montreal Gazette.May 19, 1971.RetrievedNovember 12,2014.
  8. ^Hsueh Huayuan (2011)."Attempt to Assassinate Chiang Chingkuo".Council for Cultural Affairs. Archived fromthe originalon 9 March 2014.Retrieved2 June2012.
  9. ^"Two Would-Be Assassins Said Now in China".Lawrence Journal-World.AP. December 29, 1971.RetrievedNovember 12,2014.
  10. ^"Drugged would-be killer extradited".The Sydney Morning Herald.AAP-Reuter. September 6, 1972.RetrievedNovember 12,2014.
  11. ^"Would-Be Assassin Convicted".The Milwaukee Journal.August 9, 1973.RetrievedNovember 12,2014.
  12. ^Kuo, Patricia (February 20, 1994)."Former fugitive designs monument".Bowling Green Daily News.AP.RetrievedNovember 12,2014.
  13. ^Cheng, Wendy (2023).Island X: Taiwanese Student Migrants, Campus Spies, and Cold War Activism.Seattle, WA:University of Washington Press.ISBN9780295752051.
  14. ^"Taiwan welcomes would-be assassin".The Tuscaloosa News.May 7, 1996.RetrievedNovember 12,2014.
  15. ^Eckholm, Erik (13 June 2000)."Taipei Journal; Human Rights Stalwart Has an Unlikely Resume".New York Times.Retrieved31 December2014.
  16. ^"Failed Assassin of Chiang Ching-kuo Receives NCCU Outstanding Alumnus Award".Kuomintang News Network. 18 May 2012.Retrieved31 December2014.
  17. ^Chuang, Jimmy (19 July 2003)."Court sentences human rights icon".Taipei Times.Retrieved27 October2015.
  18. ^Loa, Iok-sin (10 January 2009)."AI Taiwan protests Gaza attacks".Taipei Times.Retrieved27 October2015.
  19. ^Keating, Jerome(20 July 2015)."Taiwan and Amnesty International".Taipei Times.Retrieved27 October2015.
  20. ^"Deputy speaker's remarks on rights activist spark ire".The Taipei Times. 27 May 2012.Retrieved2 June2012.
  21. ^"The Rioter's Dictionary: F to L".Daybreak Project.July 26, 2017.
  22. ^Ago, Vecnain Metal • 3 Years (July 6, 2017)."Chthonic thiểm linh (Taiwanese Black/Death Metal Band) [EN/JP/SV Post]".Steemit.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ^Sonnad, Nikhil."The music of Taiwan's death metal star turned national politician".Quartz.
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