Han Cheng-wen

Han Cheng-weng or Han Chengwen and Han Cheng-wen, (Chinese: 漢成文; pinyin: Hàn Chéngwén; November 17, 1902 - December 20, 1970) was a Tsengian military leader and general of the Tseng Army of the Tseng Armed Forces. He served as the 7th President of Tseng from November 11, 1968 to December 20, 1968, in a military junta which was heavily condemned by the Tsengian people.

Han is widely considered to be one of the worst Tsengian presidents in history.

Early life and education
Han Cheng-weng was born on November 17, 1902 in the coastal city of Yantai, China (then under the Qing dynasty). When Han was 2, he and his family moved to Port Elizabeth, British Tseng. In school, he was named Jacob Han. His romanized name is interesting because the 文 in his name is romanized Weng, not the usual Wen. It was because there was a mistake on the birth certificate, and Han and his parents didn't bother to change it.

Han enlisted in the British military in 1920. He graduated from Port Elizabeth Military Academy in 1924. Han married Wang Ru-qi in 1927. They had 3 children before Wang Ru-qi died of drowning.

Rise in the Tseng Armed Forces
After a relatively quiet life and service, Han became involved after Tsengian independence in 1946 and was quickly promoted from his position of in the. By 1965, he was promoted to General.

Han was known for his outspoken political views: He was an extreme anti-communist and tortured the "communists" in his branch. (They were not communists).

Planning of the coup
"See also: Coup of 11/11"Han met up with 2 other colonels, Dominic Jiang and Philippe Yong-wen, on November 1, 1968, to discuss an overthrow of the Zhang government. They saw the martial law orders too "lax" and wanted a complete purge of the "communists". So on November 11, 1968, they and Han's followers attacked and overthrew the government. So now Tseng was under a military government.

President of Tseng (11/11/1968-12/20/1968)
Han Cheng-weng declared himself president for life on November 13 and ordered the dissolution of all left-wing parties.

Han was the most brutal president of the Dazhuo Era. Originally he ordered the military to kill anyone who looked "leftists", this soon included everyone who disliked him. Some examples are:


 * Liam Li: the general who ordered the Chunglian Arts University massacre. Originally supporting Han, he turned to hate after the Jingfeng massacre and was killed by Han after Li said to resign.


 * Dominic Jiang: one of the main participants in the coup of 11/11. He was executed after resigning on December 17, 1968.


 * Hong Weicheng: NPP politician and anti-communist. Hong was killed on November 20 after suggesting Han resign.


 * Mario Guo-zhi: A high-ranking member of the far-right terrorist group New Order, he was executed after resigning from his post of commander at the Jingfeng massacre.

The justification of the military rule was that "Tseng was being destroyed by communists", Han said. Another element of his dictatorship was Sinophobia. In the 40-day period of the junta, Han called the Chinese "可悲的老鼠" (deplorable rats) 79 times in interviews. There were daily burnings of the Communist Chinese flags and Mao Zedong's portraits. Chinese Tsengians were treated as diseased animals who needed to be eradicated (even though many Chinese Tsengians were second-generation).

Trial and execution
Eventually Han was arrested outside of the Presidential House in the morning of December 20, 1968. He, along with his surviving followers and supporters, was put on trial in the Supreme Court of Tseng, in the case National Administration Council v Tseng Republic. On January 5, 1970, Han was convicted of violation of human rights and murder. On December 20, 1970, he was executed by hanging. Han's last words were: "隨便啦" (Whatever).