Koo Chen-fu
Koo Chen-fu | |
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辜振甫 | |
Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation | |
In office 21 November 1990 – 3 January 2005 | |
Deputy | Johnnason Liu |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Johnnason Liu (acting) Chang Chun-hsiung |
Personal details | |
Born | Taihoku Chō, Taihoku Imperial University | 6 January 1917
Occupation | Businessman, diplomat, film producer |
Koo Chen-fu (
He was also a film producer and produced a number of Taiwanese films between 1973 and 1982, such as Love, Love, Love (1974), Eight Hundred Heroes (1975), Heroes of the Eastern Skies (1977), The Coldest Winter in Peking (1981), and Attack Force Z (1982).[1]
Early life
Born in northern Taiwan into a wealthy business family headed by his father
Koo was jailed in 1946 for 19 months on treason charges for helping the Imperial Japanese.[3] After his release, he took refuge in Hong Kong and only returned to Taiwan in 1949 to marry his wife, Cecilia Koo . He focused on running Koos Group as well as on his political career that led to his elevation to the central committee of Kuomintang.[4][5]
SEF Chairmanship
Koo was the founding chairman of the
Death
Koo Chen-fu died of renal cancer on the morning of 3 January 2005 at the age of 87.[8]
References
- ^ Koo Chen-fu at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- ^ Yeh, Lindy (April 15, 2002). "The Koo family: a century in Taiwan". Taipei Times. p. 3. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
- ^ Han Cheung (22 July 2018). "Taiwan in Time: Sedition or a groundless verdict?". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ Reyes, Alejandro (October 3, 1998). "Tycoon and statesman: Koo has excelled in many roles". Asiaweek.
- ^ Su, Joy (January 4, 2005). "Koo one of the nation's most important figures". Taipei Times.
- ^ "Exchange 'Link' May Break Down Contact 'Wall'; ROC will Allow". Taiwan Today. 26 November 1990. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Gaps remain between China and Taiwan". BBC News. October 18, 1998. A report on the 1998 talks.
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Chen, Melody (January 4, 2005). "Koo Chen-fu, 88, dies of kidney cancer". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
External links
- Koo Chen-fu at IMDb