Shih Ming-teh

Shih Ming-teh was a Taiwanese political activist and politician who opposed Kuomintang authoritarian rule, endured long imprisonment, and led the 2006 Million Voices Against Corruption campaign.

February 28 Incident: A 1947 uprising in Taiwan and its violent suppression by the Republic of China government. Its aftermath shaped the political repression and opposition movements that framed Shih’s career.
Chen Chu: A Taiwanese politician and former political prisoner who became mayor of Kaohsiung. Like Shih, she was imprisoned for opposition activity and later helped lead democratic politics.
Kaohsiung Incident: A 1979 pro-democracy rally in Kaohsiung followed by arrests and trials of opposition activists. Shih was arrested and sentenced after authorities suppressed this rally.
Kaohsiung Incident trials: The military court proceedings against Taiwanese opposition activists after the 1979 Kaohsiung rally. Shih received a life sentence in the trials, later reduced to 15 years.
White Terror (Taiwan): The decades-long campaign of political persecution under Kuomintang rule in Taiwan. Shih’s arrests and imprisonment were part of this wider system of repression.
Annette Lu: A Taiwanese politician and democracy activist who served as vice president from 2000 to 2008. She was a fellow opposition activist imprisoned after the Kaohsiung Incident.
Democratic Progressive Party: A Taiwanese political party founded in 1986 that became the Kuomintang’s principal rival. Shih helped establish the party as opposition politics moved into formal institutions.
Shih Ming-teh's imprisonment: The periods of political imprisonment Shih endured under Kuomintang rule, totaling more than 25 years. His prison terms made him a prominent symbol of resistance to authoritarian rule.
Kuomintang: A Chinese political party that governed Taiwan under martial law from 1949 until political liberalization. Shih’s opposition targeted the party’s authoritarian government in Taiwan.
Lin Yi-hsiung: A Taiwanese democracy activist and politician associated with the opposition movement and the Democratic Progressive Party. His activism and imprisonment overlapped with Shih’s struggle against authoritarian rule.

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