Chang Ya-juo

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Chang.
Chang Ya-jo
章亞若
Chang Ya-juo 1942.jpg
Born
章懋李

1 Jan, 1913
Yongxiu, Jiangxi, Republic of China
Died16 August 1942(1942-08-16) (aged 29)
Guilin, Guangxi, Republic of China
Resting placeGuilin, Guangxi
Known forbeing the mother of Chiang Ching-kuo's illegitimate twin sons
Spouse(s)Tang Yinggang (唐英刚 (married 1926)
Partner(s)Chiang Ching-kuo
Children
  • Tang Yuanbo (唐远波)
  • Tang Yuanhui (唐远辉)
  • John Chiang (蔣孝嚴)
  • Winston Chiang (蔣孝慈)
RelativesZhang Gongtao
Zhou Jinhua

Chang Ya-juo (traditional Chinese: 章亞若; simplified Chinese: 章亚若; pinyin: Zhāng Yāruò; Wade–Giles: Ch'ang Ya-jo; 1913–1942) was the mistress of Chiang Ching-kuo and bore twin sons for him, John Chiang and Winston Chang in 1942. She met Chiang when she was working at a training camp for enlistees in the fight against Japan while he was serving as the head of Gannan Prefecture.[1][2]

The twins were born out of wedlock in Guilin, China, and took their mother's surname. Chang Ya-jo died in August 1942 when they were approximately six months old, under mysterious circumstances; after dining at a friend's house, she came home complaining of stomach cramps. She was admitted to the hospital and died the next day.[1]

After their mother's death, the twins were raised by Chang's brother and sister-in-law, Chang Hau-juo (章浩若; Zhāng Hàoruò) and Chi Chen (季琛; Jì Chēn), respectively, who were officially listed as their parents.[3] They escaped to Taiwan with their uncle and aunt in 1949 and settled near Hsinchu.

After a legal process[4] that included obtaining written declarations from Chi's sons, documents attesting to the father-sons relationship between Chiang Ching-kuo and the twins from retired general Wang Sheng (王昇; Wáng Shēng), the birth certificate listing Chang Ya-juo as his mother and DNA testing to prove that Chi was not his birth mother, John Chiang was able to obtain a new ID card listing Chiang Ching-kuo and Chang Ya-juo as his biological parents in December 2002.[3] John Chiang officially changed his surname to Chiang in March 2005.[5]

In 2006, Chiang stated he knew the identity of his mother's murderer, to be revealed as one of Chiang Ching-kuo's aides in his forthcoming memoirs, but that Chiang Ching-kuo had not ordered the murder and was not aware it was to take place.[6][7]

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Demick, Barbara (20 June 2003). "A Scion's Story Full of Twists". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. ^ Bradsher, Keith (11 January 2003). "Taiwan Lawmaker's Skill May Be Hereditary". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Hsu, Crystal (14 December 2002). "John Chang gets new identity". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  4. ^ Tsai, Ting-I (13 July 2002). "Legislator will have to clear hurdles in bid to alter ID card". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Chang has become Chiang". Taipei Times. CNA. 8 March 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  6. ^ "John Chiang says he has solved mother's murder". Taipei Times. AFP. 27 Jan 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  7. ^ 蔣孝嚴; Chiang, John (2006). 蔣家門外的孩子 : 蔣孝嚴逆流而上 [The Chiang family's outside children : John Chiang's upstream journey] (in Chinese). Taipei: 天下遠見出版股份有限公司. ISBN 9789864176816. OCLC 70663153.

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