About Chuang Ming-yao
Lived 1929 – 2002 (aged 72). Chuang Ming-yao was a Taiwanese civil servant.
Chuang Ming-yao (; 16 November 1929 – 6 January 2002) was a Taiwanese admiral, diplomat, and politician.
Chuang served as the Vice Minister of National Defense under Chen Li-an and was named commander of the Republic of China Navy in 1992. He stepped down from that position in 1994 as a result of the La Fayette-class frigate scandal. Two years later, Chuang was selected to lead the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan. In May 2000, he was named the Secretary-General of the National Security Council.
He died in 2002 of liver cancer at the age of 72, while being treated at Taipei Veterans General Hospital.
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Who was Chuang Ming-yao?
Taiwanese admiral, diplomat, and politician
When was Chuang Ming-yao born?
Chuang Ming-yao was born on 16 November 1929 in Kaohsiung.
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Chuang Ming-yao died on 6 January 2002 in Taipei.
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Chuang Ming-yao was a civil servant.
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Chuang Ming-yao was Taiwanese.
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