One day in 1968, a news item about an African president marrying a Taiwanese girl made headlines in major newspapers.
It turned out to be the president of the Central African Republic, Bokassa, who was organizing the marriage with a Taiwanese girl with great fanfare.
This young Taiwanese girl named Lin Bichun, at this moment, she is smiling all day, and has countless imaginations about the future.
After all, she was about to become the wife of the President of the Central African Republic.
At this time, Lin Bichun was full of expectations for the life of the "First Lady".
You know, before that, Lin Bichun was just an ordinary hotel waiter, and now he suddenly climbed up the high branch, "sparrow turned into phoenix", naturally he was very happy.
But at that time, Lin Bichun was still a young girl who was not deeply involved in the world and had just opened her love.
She was so naïve that she probably never thought about how much unbearable and bitterness was hidden behind this seemingly glorious and rich life.
Meet the president for the first time
Ms. Lin is not a native of Taiwan, her ancestral home is in Shandong, and when she was very young, her father took them to move to Taiwan with their family to make a living there.
In Taiwan, Lin Bichun's father opened a restaurant, but the business could only barely make ends meet, and the family's life was shabby and poor.
Although Lin Bichun's head is fast and smart, his mind is not on learning.
She didn't like to study, and her family didn't force her, so she quit school early.
Lin Bichun, who dropped out of school, was only ten years old, although her appearance was not very outstanding, but her enthusiasm and kindness attracted the love of many people.
Since you don't study anymore, you have to go to work to make money.
Lin Bichun entered the society in this way and tried a variety of jobs.
She had worked as a tailor in a factory, handed out leaflets on the street, and cleaned floors, but none of that was what she wanted to do.
Lin Bichun constantly changes jobs, and it is difficult for her to find a good job without much schooling, so she also keeps changing jobs and constantly looking for opportunities.
At the age of 18, she became a waitress at the Grand Hotel in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
At that time, she probably did not expect that this job would change the trajectory of her life.
That year was 1968, and President Bokassa of the Central African Republic visited the Taiwan region with the intention of establishing so-called "official relations" with the Taiwan region.
This President Bokassa is a ruthless man.
His ancestors had been soldiers for three generations, so he also joined the army at the age of 18 and has been serving the French army.
After the end of World War II, Bokassa was sent back to Central Africa by the French government, where he formed an army and gradually gained power there.
You know, his president was not elected by democratic vote, but he launched a coup d'état to overthrow the original president, who was also self-appointed and announced the news on national radio.
Therefore, Bokassa is an ambitious and resourceful person with a fierce and violent personality.
When Bokassa visited Taiwan, he happened to stay at the Grand Hotel in Kaohsiung, and Lin Bichun also happened to be a waiter serving him.
Lin Bichun was really simple, lively and cute, and soon attracted the attention of Bokassa.
Although he only stayed in Taiwan for a few days, and got along with Lin Bichun only a few words, and even the language did not communicate, Bokassa had a strong liking for Lin Bichun.
Bokassa wanted to have a deep friendship with Lin Bichun, but the time he stayed in Taiwan was short, and he also came to meet high-level people, and he could not deal with a waiter every day, so his time with Lin Bichun was very short.
But Bokassa has always been a man who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
Whether it's money, beauty, or power, as long as he wants it, he must get it.
Even the presidency could easily be won, let alone a girl.
Therefore, he took a fancy to Lin Bichun, and naturally he was unscrupulous.
Marry into the rich
After he ended his trip to Taiwan and returned to Central Africa, he immediately contacted the Taiwan regional authorities and said that he would take Lin Bichun to Africa for a visit.
After learning this news, the Taiwan side was naturally very happy.
Because Bokassa had previously served as a soldier in the French army, he had always maintained a "pro-French and anti-communist" attitude, and his relations with the mainland were extremely unfriendly.
If we can get Bokassa closer to the Taiwan region through Lin Bichun, it will also be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
However, the premise of all this must be Lin Bichun's own willingness.
After asking Lin Bichun's own opinion, she was first very stunned and then hesitated, but after thinking about it repeatedly, she still chose to agree.
In this way, Lin Bichun set off for Central Africa, and Bokassa only then revealed his true plan, that is, he wanted to marry Lin Bichun as a concubine.
This surprised Lin Bichun, who was nearly 50 years old and only 18 years old— older than his father, which was difficult for Lin Bichun to accept.
Seeing that she was so hesitant, Bokassa promised to give her glory and wealth and let her live a luxurious life.
Where can the young and ignorant Lin Bichun resist such a temptation?
Lin Bichun knew that she was originally just a waiter at the lowest level, and if there was no accident, she would have taken a meager salary and barely lived her life for the rest of her life.
Now that she had such an opportunity to fly up the branches and become a phoenix, she naturally did not want to miss it.
So she hesitated and began to think slowly about whether to accept Bokassa's offer.
During this period of time together, Bokassa also put away his fierce and violent nature, pretended to be gentle and considerate, and was very good to Lin Bichun, making her feel very warm.
In this way, under bokassa's rhetorical deception and various material temptations, Lin Bichun was moved, and finally agreed to Bokassa's marriage proposal.
One is a high-ranking president, and the other is a poor and humble waiter; One is nearly half a hundred years old, one has just come of age; An African, a Chinese.
The two of them couldn't get together no matter how they looked at it, so their marriage was not favored by anyone.
Everyone is thinking, can Lin Bichun really be happy when she marries Bokassa?
In the traditional view of marriage in Chinese, the most important thing is not to agree with each other, but to be right at home.
Therefore, in the face of Bokassa, who is so far away from her daughter, Lin Bichun's parents do not approve of this marriage.
But Lin Bichun's parents still did not bother their daughter, and could only let her go with her temperament.
The Taiwan regional authorities are naturally very excited to learn this news, and perhaps Because Bokassa married a wife from the Taiwan region, his relations with the Taiwan region have also turned around?
The historical "Zhaojun out of the plug" is an example of harmony, and today's "Bichun to Africa" is not it?
Therefore, Lin Bichun's marriage not only won glory and wealth for herself, but also became a key figure in maintaining the so-called "official relationship".
At that time, Lin Bichun was still so simple, thinking that his good days were coming.
But at that time, she did not know that all the gifts of fate were secretly marked with prices, and they needed to be repaid in the future.
Life after marriage
In the gorgeous battle and grand ceremony, Lin Bichun married Bokassa.
At that time, she was dressed in gorgeous clothing, with a bright smile on her face, and looked beautiful and elegant in the bright red rose petals flying in the sky, which was her most beautiful youth.
When they first got married, the president, who was known as a tyrant, was very kind to Lin Bichun and obeyed her.
Lin Bichun seems to have everything, money status, glory and wealth, true love...
At the moment she felt that she was "the happiest woman in all of China." ”
Lin Bichun, who has just married, has set thousands of pets in one.
In fact, Bokassa already had 8 wives before marrying her, but Lin Bichun was his favorite one at that time.
Maybe it's because Lin Bichun is young, or maybe it's because of freshness.
In short, at that time, Bokassa was jealous of Lin Bichun's goodness and made the 8 princesses of the harem jealous, especially Lin Bichun was still a "foreigner" to them.
Just as the so-called "one person gets the Tao, the chicken and the dog ascend to heaven", after Lin Bichun married to Africa, Bokassa also brought her family to Africa, so that her family also lived a luxurious life.
Whether it is eating and living, or eating and wearing, Lin Bichun and her family have enjoyed a luxury that they have never had before, which is a financial resource that they have never seen in their lives.
Bokassa, who has just married, is really good for Lin Bichun, the two are like glue, every day Bokassa will come to Lin Bichun to accompany her after handling government affairs.
Although the two have different nationalities, different ages and language barriers, they have overcome many obstacles.
When they are together, they are extremely happy, and in the eyes of outsiders, they are an enviable pair of "fairy lovers".
In this way, Lin Bichun and Bokassa spent a happy and happy life together.
Thanks to her blessings, the relationship between Bokassa and the mainland And Taiwan has also eased up a lot and become closer.
However, behind this seemingly happy transnational love, there is actually an undercurrent.
Miserable marriage
Having been with Bokassa for a long time, Lin Bichun is also pregnant and has given birth to two children, and the family lives together with Hemei.
From a restaurant waiter to the president's wife, Lin Bichun's transformation surprised everyone and became a topic of discussion that people were amazed and talked about.
Gradually, everyone believed that they really loved each other, but was this really the case?
The story of "Prince Charming Falls in Love with Cinderella" has been read a lot, and I really think that fairy tales will shine into reality.
Lin Bichun seemed to have forgotten what kind of person Bokassa was.
You know, the last so-called "empire" in the world is the Central African Empire, and the corresponding "Central African Emperor" is Bokassa.
He became president through a coup d'état, then expropriated tyranny, looted the people's fat, and then became emperor when the country was about to go bankrupt, becoming the laughing stock of the whole world.
There have been three tyrants in African history, one is Amin, known for his bloody brutality, the other is the greedy and corrupt Mobutu, and the last is Bokassa, known for his madness.
Expecting such a man to truly love Lin Bichun is undoubtedly a fool's dream.
As Bokassa continued to squeeze the people, Lin Bichun gradually saw the true face of his cruelty.
At that time, Lin Bichun had already given birth to two children, and her figure was not as delicate as before, and Bokassa's liking for her was quickly diluted by time.
In this way, Bokassa exposed his flowery nature, and he began to no longer be attached to Lin Bichun, but to flirt with other women, which made Lin Bichun very sad.
New people for old people, people with the status of Bokassa, naturally there are women around them, and what is much younger and more beautiful than Lin Bichun is that her status was quickly replaced.
Before long, another blonde woman took her place and accompanied Bokassa to various occasions, while Lin Bichun was left alone at home.
Gradually, Bokassa seemed to have forgotten about Lin Bichun and her two children, and he was even more unscrupulous.
Lin Bichun was very hurt, she didn't expect that the true face of her obedient husband a few days ago was like this.
She was remorseful, but there was no other way but to cry.
She began to argue with Bokassa, but the so-called "companion is like a companion tiger", let alone a "man-eating demon" like Bokassa?
Lin Bichun's resistance and anger soon made Bokassa's attitude towards her change from boredom to disgust.
No one had ever dared to speak to him so proudly, and Bokassa would never allow anyone to dare to challenge his majesty.
In a fit of rage, Bokassa ordered Lin Bichun to be put under house arrest, just like in the costume drama "breaking into the cold palace".
Since it is a "palace fight", it is naturally indispensable to fight with each other, and people like Lin Bichun who have fallen out of favor are innumerable for Bokassa, and she is just one of them.
Get out of the sea of suffering
Lin Bichun turned from disappointment to despair for Bokassa, and she no longer hoped that he could change his mind, she only begged Bokassa to let her go and give her freedom.
But for Bokassa, this is impossible unless it is exchanged for Lin Bichun's young and beautiful sister Lin Biyun.
Bokassa offered to be free, in exchange for her own sister, who wanted to marry Lin Biyun.
Of course, Lin Bichun could not agree, she herself had already suffered from Bokassa, and she did not want her sister to fall into the sea of suffering again.
But now, his sister is still in Africa.
Lin Bichun panicked, afraid that Bokassa's claws would reach out to his sister, and if he let him find his sister, it would be a big deal.
So, she began to think of ways to escape from Africa with her family.
After experiencing many obstacles, Lin Bichun finally contacted government officials and explained to them what had happened in recent years, hoping to return to her hometown.
After learning of Lin Bichun's intentions, the Taiwan regional authorities also made many efforts to finally win the opportunity for Lin Bichun to take her, her family and children back to Taiwan.
After that, Lin Bichun never went to Africa, a place that made her sad.
Soon after Lin Bichun returned to China, Bokassa's retribution soon came, because his "title of emperor" and the lavish coronation ceremony were exhausted, and the people complained, and the people did not have a good life under his rule.
Bokassa overthrew David's rule in a coup d'état, and on September 20, 1979, David overthrew his rule through a coup d'état, and Bokassa went into exile.
On October 22, 1986, the tyrant was finally arrested, and what should have been sentenced to death was eventually pardoned by Central African President Colin Bart and turned into house arrest.
On November 3, 1996, Bokassa died of a heart attack, ending his sinful life.
As for Lin Bichun, she returned to Taiwan, hid her name, lived a normal life, and tried to pull the two children up.
I have to say that it is fortunate that Lin Bichun left early and escaped a disaster, otherwise he would have become a dry bone in the grave.
Even if Lin Bichun was not executed by Bokassa, after bokassa fell, as Bokassa's wife, she would definitely be held responsible, even if she did not die, the disaster of imprisonment was absolutely inevitable.
Lin Bichun's life experience is undoubtedly a reminder to latecomers not to be blinded by temporary interests, and their lifelong events need to be seriously considered.
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Editor丨Dahuan
Resources
Evening News Digest: "Taiwan Sent Beautiful Women to African Tyrants in the 60s"
China News Network: "The "King" of the Last Days - The Ruler on the Judgment Seat"