Cheng Nan-jung | |||||||||||
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鄭南榕 | |||||||||||
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| Born | 12 September 1947 Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Died | 7 April 1989 (aged 41) Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Cause of death | Burns from self-immolation | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | National Cheng Kung University Fu Jen Catholic University National Taiwan University | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | publisher, democracy activist | ||||||||||
| Known for | Self-immolation, Taiwan independence | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Yeh Chu-lan | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄭南榕 | ||||||||||
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Cheng Nan-jung (鄭南榕, Hokkien: Tēnn Lâm-iông; nicknamed Nylon Deng; 12 September 1947 – 7 April 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.