dangwai movement

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The dangwai movement was a Taiwanese political opposition force that emerged outside the ruling Kuomintang during martial law, advocating democracy, human rights, and the end of authoritarian rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Taiwanese political history topic
opposition movement
political movement
advocatedFor democratization of Taiwan
free and fair elections
freedom of association
freedom of speech
human rights
associatedEvent Kaohsiung Incident trials
surface form: Kaohsiung Incident
contributedTo Taiwan’s democratic transition
end of martial law in Taiwan
country Republic of China
surface form: Republic of China (Taiwan)
culminatedIn founding of the Democratic Progressive Party
emergedDuring martial law period in Taiwan
endTime late 1980s
historicalEra Cold War
ideology Taiwanese localization
liberal democracy
influenced formation of the Democratic Progressive Party
keyFigure Annette Lu
Chang Chun-hung
Chen Shui-bian
Hsu Hsin-liang
Huang Hsin-chieh
Kang Ning-hsiang
Lin Yi-hsiung
Shih Ming-teh
Yao Chia-wen
languageOfName Chinese
location Taiwan, Province of China
surface form: Taiwan
mainOpposedParty Kuomintang
nameMeaning outside the party
opposed Kuomintang one-party rule
authoritarian rule in Taiwan
politicalPosition opposition
pro-democracy
region East Asia
relatedTo Democratic Progressive Party
Taiwanese democracy movement
repressedBy Nationalist Government of China
surface form: Kuomintang government
startTime 1970s
subjectOf political repression
usedLabel dangwai
tangwai
usedMedium local election campaigns
opposition magazines
usedOrganizationalForm independent candidates
loosely organized political networks
wasIllegalUnder martial law in Taiwan

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