The Chiang Ching-kuo Memorial Song (蔣經國紀念歌) was an ode written shortly after

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President

Chiang Ching-kuo Chiang Ching-kuo (, 27 April 1910 – 13 January 1988) was a politician of the Republic of China. The eldest and only biological son of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, he held numerous posts in the government of the Republic of China and ended ...

died in 1988. At 8:00 p.m. on January 20, 1988, the

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invited composer Xie Junyi to compose the "Chiang Ching-kuo Memorial Song", after which it was handed over to

China Television China Television Company, Ltd. (CTV; zh, c=中國電視公司, p=Zhōngguó Diànshì Gōngsī, poj=Tiong-kok-tiān-sī-kong-si, zhu=ㄓㄨㄥㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨㄥㄙ), formerly called Taiwan Daytime TV (TDT) from 1969 to ...

to be arranged by the director of the CTS band, Zhan Senxiong, and it was performed at 10:00 that night.

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