Peng Ming-min
Peng Ming-min is a Taiwanese politician and pro-democracy activist who played a crucial role in advocating for human rights and political reform during the KMT's martial law era. He was imprisoned for his beliefs but later became a symbol of the democratic movement in Taiwan.
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Peng Ming-min is noted for his daring escape to Sweden, highlighting the risks faced by Taiwanese dissidents.
Book review: Fade to white: obscurity and rebirth in three portraits
Taiwan· 2026-01-22
An exhibition marking the 102nd anniversary of the birth of the late Taiwanese democracy activist, legal scholar and politician Peng Ming-min opened today at the National 228 Memorial Museum in Taipei.
Exhibition about late Taiwan democracy icon Peng Ming-min opensTaiwan· 2025-08-21
In 1964, Peng Ming-min issued a manifesto, 'A Declaration of Taiwanese Self-Salvation' that called for the end of Chiang Kai-shek’s plans to retake China.
Book review: Finally, a history of Taiwanese democracyTaiwan· 2025-07-17
The PRC military fired missiles into the sea off the ports of Keelung and Kaohsiung to intimidate voters against candidates Lee Teng-hui and Peng Ming-min.
Notes from Central Taiwan: PRC military exercises? Must be Lai’s faultTaiwan· 2025-07-07
Peng Ming-min was a democratic pioneer who faced persecution for speaking the truth.
KMT is unfit for democratic ruleTaiwan· 2025-03-21
