About Tang Yao-ming
Lived 1940 – 2021 (aged 80). Tang Yao-ming was a Taiwanese and Chinese politician.
Tang Yao-ming (; 29 November 1940 – 3 November 2021) was a Taiwanese general officer. He was the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China (ROC) from 2002 to 2004.
Ministry of National Defense Tang was named to the position of defense minister on 20 January 2002, making him the first person born on the island of Taiwan to have held the post.
2002 United States visit In 2002, Tang visited St. Petersburg, Florida, United States to attend the U.S.-Taiwan Defense summit, making him the first ROC Minister of National Defense to visit the United States after the U.S. government ended official relations with Taiwan in 1979.
Death Tang died, aged 80, on 3 November 2021, at the Tri-Service General Hospital.
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Who was Tang Yao-ming?
Taiwanese politician
When was Tang Yao-ming born?
Tang Yao-ming was born on 29 November 1940 in Taichung, Taichū Prefecture, Taiwan under Japanese rule.
When did Tang Yao-ming die?
Tang Yao-ming died on 3 November 2021 in Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Tang Yao-ming was a politician.
What nationality was Tang Yao-ming?
Tang Yao-ming was Taiwanese and Chinese.
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