Iponk Chang
The Honourable Iponk Chang 張芮逢 | |
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| 0st President of the Republic of Terwas | |
| Assumed office 7 August 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| 1st Party Chairman of the Great Republican Party | |
| Assumed office 16 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Terwas | |
| Assumed office 7 August 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| 1st President of Legislative of the Republic of Terwas | |
| In office 7 August 2018 – 3 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Anderson Chen |
| 1st President of the Judiciary of the Republic of Terwas | |
| In office 7 August 2018 – 3 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Li Ding-yuan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 2003 TaiwanTaoyuan |
| Citizenship | Taiwan(ROC)、Republic of Terwas(Micronation) |
| Nationality | Taiwanese、Indonesian |
| Political party | TSP、Great Republican Party(Micronation) |
Iponk Chang (born 16 September 2003), Taiwanese Mandarin:張芮逢(Zhāng ruì féng) ，Taiwanese:張芮逢(Tiunn Juē-hông) , is a Taiwanese micronationalist, politician, diplomat. He is the founder and current president,Prime Minister of the Republic of Terwas, He is also the first chairman of the Great Republican Party.
Early life
Iponk Chang was born in Taoyuan City, Taiwan(ROC) on 16 September 2003.
Iponk's mother is Javanese and his father is Taiwanese. His father's ancestors may be Hokkien people, and his mother's ancestors are Javanese.
Iponk's mother speaks Javanese, Indonesian and Chinese while his father speaks Chinese, Taiwanese and Paiwan language. Iponk usually speaks Chinese , but also speak a little Taiwanese.
Micronational career
In June 2018, when Iponk went with his family to East Java, Indonesia, in order to "oppose the supremacy of single ethnicity" and promote "multiculturalism", he established The Grand Republic Government there. The Grand Republic Government at the time was a territoryless government in exile. On August 7, 2018, Iponk Chang, returned to Taiwan and decided to establish a "fixed regime" in Taiwan, announcing the establishment of a country called the Republic of Terwas ("Terwas" originates from the fast sound and ligature of the words of Taiwan and Indonesia), at that time, the Republic of Terwas belonged to a one-person country.
In 2021, he led Republic of Terwas to start an era of rapid development, and then let Terwas get rid of the state of one-man country. In the middle of that year, the constitution he drafted came into effect.
At the end of July 2022, Republic of Terwas is expected to hold a second presidential election, and Iponk Chang has announced his bid for re-election.
Political Views
Iponk Chang supports workers' rights, national Self-determination, social liberalism, Taiwan independence and Right to keep and bear arms. He's on the Left-wing politics in general, but also supports a little bit on the Right-wing politics.
He firmly supports TSP and disgusts the long-term harm to Taiwan by the KMT and the CCP. He once said that he doesn't hate the DPP, but Taiwan needs a second party that is more determined to Anti-China.