15 January 1923
Birth of Teng-hui
Birth of Teng-hui
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Taipei in Taiwan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Birth of Teng-hui
Appointed Member of Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction
Appointed Member of Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction
Appointed Chief of the Rural Economies Div of the Joint Comm on Rural Reconstruction
Appointed Mayor of Tapei
Appointed Vice President of Taiwan
Martial law is lifted after 37 years
Death of Ching-kuo
Convenes the National Affairs Conference as a forum for constitutional reform
Founds the National Unification Council to define relations with the Chinese Mainland. Encorages trade between both sides of the Taiwan Straits
Introduces the six year National Development Plan to accelerate national modernization
Introduces an Economic Revitalization Program
Wins 1st direct Presidential election with a victory of 54% of the popular vote
Sworn in as President of the Republic of China
Oversees Taiwan becoming the first Asian jurisdiction to legalise same-sex marriage.
Wins reelection as President of Taiwan.
Taiwan expands travel and quarantine measures during the early outbreak.
Provenance
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