as a possible running mate for Frank Hsieh in the 2008 Taiwan Presidential Election, but in the end Hsieh picked Su Tseng-chang. In 1999, a museum dedicated to Cheng called the Cheng Nan-jung Liberty Museum was opened in Taipei. The museum rests on the venue where Cheng immolated himself. On 22 December 2016, the Executive Yuan announced that 7 April every year would become Freedom of Expression Day to commemorate his death. In November 2013, a vote was held to choose the name for a new square in National Cheng Kung University, his name won the vote, but the university chief secretary chose to ignore the vote outcome. See also List of political self-immolations References External links twhistory.org.tw - An epic poem not yet finished: Twelve years after Cheng Nan-jung's self-immolation 1947 births 1989 suicides Fu Jen Catholic University alumni Magazine editors National Cheng Kung University alumni National Taiwan University alumni Writers from Taipei Suicides by self-immolation Suicides in Taiwan Taiwan independence activists Taiwanese democracy activists Taiwanese revolutionaries Taiwanese journalists 20th-century journalists Spouses of Taiwanese politicians