1. Lin Yi-hsiung is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer.
17 Facts About Lin Yi-hsiung
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Lin Yi-hsiung was a major leader of the democratization movement in Taiwan.
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Lin Yi-hsiung was first exposed to politics in 1976 while serving as attorney for Kuo Yu-hsin who sued the ruling KMT party for electoral fraud.
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Lin Yi-hsiung graduated from the Department of Law of National Taiwan University and earned a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University.
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On 13 December 1979, Lin Yi-hsiung was arrested for his involvement in the Kaohsiung Incident.
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The authorities claimed to know nothing about the murders, even though Lin Yi-hsiung's house was under tight 24-hour police surveillance; because of this, it has been speculated the murders were committed as a warning to other pro-democracy activists.
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Lin Yi-hsiung is a renowned pianist and gospel singer in Taiwan.
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Lin Yi-hsiung returned to Taiwan in 1989 and became a major advocate against nuclear power in Taiwan soon after.
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Three years later, Lin Yi-hsiung became the 8th Chairperson of Democratic Progressive Party and successfully ran a campaign for Chen Shui-bian as the 10th President of the Republic of China.
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Immediately following Chen's election in May 2000, Lin Yi-hsiung demonstrated his unwillingness to share the spoils of victory in a surprising retirement from DPP's chairmanship.
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Less than two weeks later, on 24 January 2006, Lin Yi-hsiung renounced membership of the Democratic Progressive Party of Taiwan.
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Lin Yi-hsiung said the elections of recent years had become partisan dogfights, resulting in national upheaval.
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Lin Yi-hsiung therefore had no intention of serving in the party's administration, nor of running for public office for the party.
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Lin Yi-hsiung went on the campaign trail for Frank Hsieh and Chen Chu, both of whom are long time friends of his dating back to the late 1970s.
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On 22 April 2014, Lin Yi-hsiung began a hunger strike at Taipei's Gikong Presbyterian Church to demand that the government halt the construction of the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant in New Taipei City's Gongliao District, while calling for an amendment to the referendum law.
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Lin Yi-hsiung intended to sustain the fast until construction of the nuclear power plant was halted.
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Lin Yi-hsiung ended the strike eight days later when the government pledged to halt construction on the power plant.