Background
Chiang Peng-chien was born April 25, 1940, in Dadaocheng, Taipei, Taiwan. His father was a shoemaker from Fujian, China.
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Chiang Peng-chien was born April 25, 1940, in Dadaocheng, Taipei, Taiwan. His father was a shoemaker from Fujian, China.
National Taiwan University.
In 1955, Chiang entered the Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School. He was then accepted to National Taiwan University, majoring in law. After graduation, he passed the bar examination in 1964.
Chiang began practicing law after earning his master"s degree.
Chiang advocated for human rights. He founded the Taiwan Association of Human Rights.
In September 1986, about 130 pro-democracy advocates, including Chiang, gathered at the Grand Hotel in Taipei to establish the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). In 1994, Chiang was a candidate for the DPP"s nomination in the 1994 Taipei mayoral election.
He competed against legislators Chen Shui-bian and Frank Hsieh and lost.
He worked to prevent any activities associated with black gold and actively investigated sensitive cases involved with former political oppression. Chiang died in December 2000 of pancreatic cancer. His widow Peng Feng-mei donated his writings and books to the Academia Historia for display.
Many of the participants were arrested by the Kuomintang government and tried in military court. Chiang became involved in politics and supported the Tangwai movement. On November 10, 1986, he was elected the first chairperson of the party.
Chiang defended Lin Yi-hsiung, one of the "Kaohsiung Eight.".
Chiang was elected a member of the Legislative Yuan, the legislative body of the Republic of China (Taiwan), in 1983 and became a member of the Control Yuan in 1996. On the 1979 Human Rights Day (December 10), members of the Formosa Magazine and other Tangwai pro-democracy advocates went on a demonstration. He was elected a member of the Legislative Yuan in 1983.
In 1996, Chiang became a member of the Control Yuan.