Chen Cheng
Taiwanese politician
Died when: 68 years 60 days (818 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Chen Cheng ([?????n ??????];Chinese: ??; pinyin: Chén Chéng;January 4, 1898 – March 5, 1965) was a Chinese political and military leader, and one of the main commanders of the National Revolutionary Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.
After moving to Taiwan at the end of the civil war, he served as the Governor of Taiwan Province, Vice President, and Premier of the Republic of China (ROC).
He represented the ROC in visits to the United States and helped to initiate land reforms and tax reduction programs that caused communism to become unattractive in Taiwan since peasants were able to own land.
His courtesy name was Chen Tsyr-shiou (???;Chén Cíxiu).
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