Mona Rudao, or Mouna Rudao (1880–1930; ) was the son of a chief of the Seediq tribe of Taiwanese aborigines. In 1911, he made a visit to

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. He succeeded his father as a chief of the village of Mahebo () and became one of the most influential chiefs of the area of Wushe. Mona Rudao was from the Tgdaya group of the Seediq. Mona Rudao Statue and Wushe Incident Monument,taken by fanglan

Mona Rudao Statue and Wushe Incident Monument,taken by fanglan

He became famous for orchestrating the Wushe incident in what is now

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in 1930 against the Japanese authorities. He ended up committing

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by shooting himself with a

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during the revolt to prevent the Japanese from capturing him alive. His remains were found in a forest in 1933, and were taken to the Department of Archaeology of the

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(now called National Taiwan University) where they were exhibited as a warning to future rebels. The bones were "identified" by his daughter and not positively confirmed by DNA. After the arrival of the Kuomintang the bones were placed in a warehouse until 1974 when they were reburied near the tribe at the Wushe Incident Memorial Park. The Taiwanese viewed him as a hero for carrying out a revolt and he is now one of the figures on New Taiwan Dollar coins. In 2005 the Kuomintang displayed a massive photo of Mona Rudao at its headquarters in honor of the 60th anniversary of

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. Mona Rudao has been part of Taiwanese popular culture, appearing in books and

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. His character took the part of protagonist in the 2003 TV Drama Dana Sakura () and the 2011 Taiwanese film '' Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale''. Mona Rudao's daughter Mahung Mona became known as the "woman who washed her face with tears" because all members of her immediate family, including her parents, siblings, uncle Tado Mona, first husband Sapu Pawan, and their children died as a result of the Wushe incident.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rudao, Mona History of Taiwan 1880 births 1930 deaths People from Nantou County Seediq people Taiwanese revolutionaries Suicides by firearm Suicides in Taiwan 1930 suicides

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