1. Hsieh Tung-min was a Taiwanese politician who served as the ninth governor of Taiwan Province, the fourth and first local Taiwanese vice president of the Republic of China under President Chiang Ching-kuo.
10 Facts About Hsieh Tung-min
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Hsieh Tung-min was educated at Taichung County Taichung Middle School, graduating in 1922.
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Hsieh Tung-min went to Shanghai for tertiary education and later graduated from Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou.
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In 1942, Hsieh Tung-min was invited to plan the Taiwan office of Kuomintang.
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Hsieh Tung-min became the first magistrate of Kaohsiung County in 1948, later vice-director of Education of Taiwan Province, chancellor of National Taiwan Normal University, Secretary of Taiwan Province and Chief Councillor of Taiwan Provincial Council.
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Hsieh Tung-min became the ninth governor of Taiwan Province in 1972.
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Hsieh Tung-min was replaced by another Taiwanese, Lee Teng-hui, on 20 May 1984.
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Hsieh Tung-min sought treatment from Taipei Veterans General Hospital for a heart attack on 23 January 2001.
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Hsieh Tung-min later returned to his home in Taipei and died on 9 April 2001.
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On 26 March 1958, Hsieh Tung-min set up the first private university, the Shih Chien University in Kaohsiung.