Shih Ming-teh
Shih Ming-teh (born 15 January 1941) is a Taiwanese statesman.
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| Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office December 4, 1993 – March 23, 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hsu Hsin-liang | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Chang Chun-hung (acting) Hsu Hsin-liang | ||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office January 31, 1993 – January 31, 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Tainan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Minority Leader of the Legislative Yuan | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office January 31, 1993 – January 31, 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 15, 1941 Takao City, Takao Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Republic of China | ||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party (1986–2000) Home Party (2007–?) Nonpartisan Politician (present) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Politician, human rights activist | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.nori.org.tw/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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Shi has been imprisoned as a political prisoner three times and sentenced to life imprisonment twice. He has served a total of nearly 26 years in prison, so he is known as "Taiwan Mandela."
Shih served as the Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party from 1993 to 1996.
He was the member of the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 2002.
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