Liao Wenyi

Liao Wenyi (in Sinogramme S 廖文毅, born in Xiluo, county of Yunlin, Taiwan, in 1910 - died with Taipei in 1986) was a pioneer of the movement for the independence of Taiwan and supreme leader (大统领) of the “Provisional government of the Republic of Taiwan” with Tōkyō, of 1956 with 1965.

Studies

In 1932, Liao leaves to the the United States to make academic works. It makes initially a Maîtrise with the Université of Michigan and, in 1935, it obtains its Doctorat in Chemical engineering of the Université of the State of Ohio.

Political life

In 1945, with the arrival in Taiwan of the nationalist government at the end of the Second world war, Liao is named at stations of high ranking in the provincial administration and the town of Taipei. At the same time, Liao is active in the political and intellectual circles. It founds, for example, Association for the promotion of the conscience of the Taiwanese people (台湾民族精神振兴会) and Taiwanese constitutional Association (台湾宪政会), as well as the review Avant-Garde (前锋).

Left with HongKong to form, with Xie Xuehong, the League for the reemancipation of Taiwan, Liao is not in Taiwan at the time of the incident of the February 28th 1947, whose setting-up from the martial Loi by the government Guomindang will result. It leads in 1950 to Tōkyō where it launches the Party for the democratic independence of Taiwan. It establishes there in 1956 the “Provisional government of the Republic of Taiwan”, which will never reach international recognition.

In 1965, Liao gives up the movement and goes to the nationalist government in exchange of the release of members of its family condemned to death. In spite of the not respected promises of a “important political station”, it will not make any more a policy after its return to Taiwan.

External bonds

Article in English on the incident of February 28th, 1947
Article on the Movement for the independence of Taiwan

Zh-min-nan: Liāu Bûn-gī

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