Wang Dan

王丹　/　不明

American human rights defender

February 26, 1969 (age 57)　・　Beijing, People's Republic of China

human rights defender

My Take

Wang Dan is one of those rare figures who makes you stop and reckon with what real courage actually looks like. He was barely twenty years old, a Peking University student, when he became one of the most visible faces of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests — standing up to one of the most powerful governments on earth at an age when most of us were still figuring out our majors. The Chinese government jailed him twice for it, and still he didn't fold. He eventually made his way to the United States, earned a doctorate at Harvard, and kept writing and teaching about democracy and human rights without apology. There's something quietly extraordinary about a person who pays that kind of price and keeps going anyway — no fame, no fanbase, just conviction.

Overview

Wang Dan (Chinese: 王丹; born 26 February 1969) is a Chinese political activist and history scholar. He rose to prominence while studying at Peking University as one of the student leaders in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, after which he was twice jailed by the Chinese government.

1. Profile

Name (English): Wang Dan
Name (Japanese): 王丹
Reading: 不明
Born: February 26, 1969 (age 57)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Rooster
Origin: Beijing, People's Republic of China
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: human rights defender

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Peking University

Awards & achievements

1989 Reebok Human Rights Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.wangdan1989.com/
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Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%8B%E4%B8%B9