Chiang Hsiao-wen
Son of Chiang Ching-kuo
About Chiang Hsiao-wen
Lived 1935 – 1989 (aged 53). Chiang Hsiao-wen was a Taiwanese.
Chiang Hsiao-wen (, also known as Alan Chiang; ; 14 December 1935 – 14 April 1989) was the eldest son of Chiang Ching-kuo, the President of the Republic of China in Taiwan from 1978 to 1988. His mother is Faina Ipatyevna Vakhreva, also known as Chiang Fang-liang. He had one younger sister, Hsiao-chang, and two younger brothers, Hsiao-wu and Hsiao-yung. He had two half-brothers, Winston Chang and John Chiang, with whom he shared the same father.
He married Xu Nai Jin (Nancy) in 1960 and had a daughter, Yomei, in 1961. He served as chairman of the Taiwan Power Co. for two years and briefly served as the vice president of a petrochemical firm before suffering severe brain damage in 1970 while being treated for diabetes and was subsequently hidden from the public. He died of throat cancer on April 14, 1989.
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Who was Chiang Hsiao-wen?
Son of Chiang Ching-kuo
When was Chiang Hsiao-wen born?
Chiang Hsiao-wen was born on 1 December 1935 in Yekaterinburg.
When did Chiang Hsiao-wen die?
Chiang Hsiao-wen died on 14 April 1989 in Taipei.
What nationality was Chiang Hsiao-wen?
Chiang Hsiao-wen was Taiwanese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Chiang Hsiao-wen. https://biography.guide/chiang-hsiao-wen/
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