Cheng Nan-jung
| Cheng Nan-jung 鄭南榕 |
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| Born |
September 12, 1947 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Died | April 7, 1989 (aged 41) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Alma mater |
Taiwan Provincial Cheng Kung University Fu Jen Catholic University National Taiwan University |
| Occupation | publisher, democracy activist |
| Known for | Self-immolation |
Cheng Nan-jung (Chinese: 鄭南榕; pinyin: Zhèng Nánróng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tēⁿ Lâm-iông; sometimes anglicised Nylon Deng; September 12, 1947 – April 7, 1989) 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.
Cheng's father was a Waishengren from Fuzhou, Fujian, China and his mother was from Keelung, Taiwan. Cheng was born in the year of the February 28 Incident. On his first job-seeking résumé, Cheng Nan-jung wrote: "I was born the year of the February 28 Incident, and this incident has tormented me throughout my life.... Only because we were protected by our neighbors were we mainlanders safe from the wave of retaliation from the Taiwanese." He wrote that his experience growing up in the White Terror drove his commitment to Taiwan independence.
Cheng studied engineering at Taiwan Provincial Cheng Kung University, and philosophy at Fu Jen Catholic University and National Taiwan University. He refused to take the classes on Sun Yat-sen Thought (), and handed back his National Taiwan University graduation certificate.
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