Cheng Nan-jung (鄭南榕, Taiwanese: Tēnn Lâm-iông; sometimes anglicised 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.
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12 September 1947 Taipei, Taiwan
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Died |
7 April 1989 (aged 41) Taipei, Taiwan
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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