Chiang Hsiao-wu (Chinese: 蔣孝武; pinyin: Jiǎng Xiàowǔ; also known as Alex Chiang; April 25, 1945 – July 1, 1991) was the second 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 older brother, Hsiao-wen, one older sister, Hsiao-chang, and one younger brother, Hsiao-yung. He also had two half-brothers, Winston Chang and John Chiang, with whom he shared the same father.
Alex Chiang Hsiao-wu | |
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| 蔣孝武 | |
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| ROC Representative to Japan | |
| In office January 1990[1] – June 1991 | |
| Succeeded by | Hsu Shui-teh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 April 1945 Zhejiang, Republic of China[1] |
| Died | 1 July 1991 (aged 46)[2] Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Spouse | Michelle Chiang Tsai Hui-mei[3] |
| Children | Alexandra Chiang Yo-lan, Johnathan Chiang Yo-sung[3][4] |
| Alma mater | Chinese Culture University Munich School of Political Science[5] |
He was president of the state-run Broadcasting Corporation of China from 1980 to 1986, and later headed the Republic of China mission to Singapore for two years,[6] starting in April 1986 as the deputy trade representative[7] before being transferred to the mission to Japan in 1990.[8][9] In a December 1985 speech, Hsiao-wu's father Chiang Ching-kuo declared ″If someone asks me whether anyone in my family would run for the next presidential term, my reply is, ′It can't be and it won't be.′″[10][11][12] Prior to the speech, Chiang Hsiao-wu was the only one of Chiang Ching-kuo's sons mentioned as a potential successor.[7]
He died at the age of 46, on July 1, 1991, at the Taipei Veterans General Hospital in Taiwan as a result of congestive heart failure brought on by chronic inflammation of the pancreas.[2][8][13] He was survived by his wife and two children.[2][3]