1. Chai Trong-rong, sometimes known in English as Trong Chai, was a Taiwanese politician.
18 Facts About Chai Trong-rong
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Chai Trong-rong was a pro-democracy advocate and founded the Association for a Plebiscite and Formosa Television.
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Chai Trong-rong took part in three DPP chairmanship elections, but lost all three.
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Chai Trong-rong was born on June 13,1935, in Hotei Village, Toseki District, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan.
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Chai Trong-rong later switched his major to law and graduated from the NTU College of Law in 1958.
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Chai Trong-rong was then conscripted and served in the Republic of China Army for sixteen months.
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In 1960, Chai Trong-rong went to the United States and studied at the University of Tennessee, where he earned his master's degree in political science.
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Chai Trong-rong continued studying and attended the University of Southern California, earning his doctorate in 1969.
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In 1986, Chai Trong-rong became a professor of political science at the City University of New York.
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Chai Trong-rong established the World United Formosans for Independence in 1970 and became its first president.
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Chai Trong-rong returned to Taiwan to attend a funeral in June 1990.
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Chai Trong-rong was issued a new passport and joined the Democratic Progressive Party shortly after his arrival.
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Chai Trong-rong was elected a legislator representing Chiayi City in 1992.
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Chai Trong-rong supported the localization policies of the Chen Shui-bian administration.
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Chai Trong-rong was the first in the party to register his candidacy.
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Chai Trong-rong was endorsed by vice president Annette Lu and foreign minister Mark Chen.
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Chai Trong-rong had two Ivy League-educated daughters, Jessie and Justine, and, later, four grandchildren.
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Chai Trong-rong died on January 11,2014, due to multiple organ failure.