Tseng Wen-hui
Tseng Wen-hui | |
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| Từng văn huệ | |
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| 4thFirst Lady of Taiwan | |
| In role 13 January 1988 – 20 May 2000 | |
| President | Lee Teng-hui |
| Preceded by | Chiang Fang-liang |
| Succeeded by | Wu Shu-chen |
| 5thSecond Lady of Taiwan | |
| In office 20 May 1984 – 13 January 1988 | |
| Vice President | Lee Teng-hui |
| Preceded by | Pan Ying-ching |
| Succeeded by | Hsu Man-yun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 March 1926 Sanshi Village,Taihoku Prefecture,Taiwan,Empire of Japan |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Homemaker,formerFirst Ladyof theRepublic of China[1][2] |
Tseng Wen-hui(Chinese:Từng văn huệ;pinyin:Zēng Wénhuì;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Chan Bûn-hūi;(born 31 March 1926) is aTaiwanesepublic figure,First Lady of the Republic of China(Taiwan) from 1988 to 2000, and widow of former TaiwanesePresidentLee Teng-hui.[3]
Biography
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Tseng was born on 31 March 1926 inSanshi Village,Taihoku Prefecture,now known as present-dayNew Taipei City,Taiwan.
Tseng married Lee on 9 February 1949, when he was a teaching assistant in the Faculty of Agriculture and Economics atNational Taiwan University.[4]The couple had three children. Their eldest son, Lee Hsien-wen, (c. 1950 – 21 March 1982)[5][6]died of sinus cancer.[7]Daughters Anna and Annie, were born c. 1952 and c. 1954, respectively.[5]
Politically, Tseng stated that she preferred to keep a low profile for her husband's sake. However, she became the subject of controversy in 2000 whenNew PartypoliticiansElmer Fung,Hsieh Chi-ta,andTai Chiaccused her of attempting to flee toNew York Citywith a suitcase containing NT$85 million. In response, she filed a defamation suit against them on 29 March 2000, making her the only first lady in Taiwan's history to become involved in a lawsuit. The case involved the testimony of Wang Kuang-yu, which marked the first time that any Investigation Bureau director testified in a case under Investigation Bureau jurisdiction.[8]The three were cleared of charges, but Tseng appealed the verdict to theTaiwan High Court.[3]The appeal was submitted in April 2002, and the High Court began its own investigation in November.[9]In December 2003, the High Court reversed the Taipei District Court's decision. All three accusers were fined NT$81,000. Hsieh refused to pay, and was sentenced to three months imprisonment.[10]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Bloom, Dan (2007-12-07)."New book sheds light on former leader".Taiwan Today.Retrieved2014-10-09.
- ^Lee, Hsin-fang; Hsu, Stacy (2013-05-27)."Lee Teng-hui recounts political life in memoir".Taipei Times.Retrieved2014-10-09.
- ^abLin, Mei-chun (2002-04-01)."Newsmakers: Former first lady shows her stronger side".Taipei Times.Retrieved2007-06-14.
- ^"Lịch sử cắt hình".Academia Historica, Republic of China.Retrieved2007-06-14.
- ^abTsai, Shih-shan Henry (2005).Lee Teng-Hui and Taiwan's Quest for Identity.Palgrave Macmillan. p. 100.ISBN9781403977175.
- ^Tsai, Shih-shan Henry (2005).Lee Teng-Hui and Taiwan's Quest for Identity.Palgrave Macmillan. p. 126.ISBN9781403977175.
- ^Lee, Hsin-fang; Chin, Jonathan (16 December 2015)."Lee Teng-hui walks his granddaughter down aisle".Taipei Times.Retrieved16 December2015.
- ^Lin, Mei-chun (18 December 2001)."Investigator says Lee's wife didn't flee with millions".Taipei Times.Retrieved8 October2016.
- ^Chu, Monique (8 November 2002)."Ministry backs up former first lady".Taipei Times.Retrieved8 October2016.
- ^Huang, Tai-lin (2 March 2004)."Prison was a cinch, says defamation queen".Taipei Times.Retrieved8 October2016.
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