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1955 In Taiwan
Events from the year 1955 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 44 according to the official Republic of China calendar. Incumbents * President of the Republic of China, President – Chiang Kai-shek * Vice President of the Republic of China, Vice President – Chen Cheng * Premier of the Republic of China, Premier – Yu Hung-chun * List of vice premiers of the Republic of China, Vice Premier – Huang Shao-ku Events January * 28 January – United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China. May * 1 May – The end of First Taiwan Strait Crisis. October * 31 October – The establishment of National Taiwan University of Arts, National School of Arts in Taipei County. Births * 10 February – Cho Chun-ying, acting Mayor of Tainan (2001). * 29 March – Kong Jaw-sheng, Chairperson of Financial Supervisory Commission (Taiwan), Financial Supervisory Commission (2004–2006). * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of China
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the China, People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. It has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its Urbanization by country, highly urbanized population is concentrated. The combined Free area of the Republic of China, territories under ROC control consist of list of islands of Taiwan, 168 islands in total covering . The Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, largest metropolitan area is formed by Taipei (the capital), New Taipei City, and Keelung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated countries. Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |