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Death And State Funeral Of Chiang Kai-shek
On April 5, 1975, at 23:50 TWT, Chiang Kai-shek, Generalissimo and President of the Republic of China, died of a heart attack resulting from kidney failure caused by advanced heart failure and pneumonia at the Taipei Veterans General Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan, at the age of 87. Death Chiang's health had been gradually deteriorating during the 1970s. At the time of his death, he had not made a public appearance since 1972, after being diagnosed with pneumonia and undergoing surgery for an enlarged prostate. His son, Chiang Ching-kuo, was also appointed as his successor that same year. On March 26, 1975, Chiang summoned members of the government to his official residence in Shilin to oversee the writing of his will. On April 5, the morning of his death, and during the start of the Qingming Festival, Chiang appeared to be in somewhat decent health, however he began to experience abdominal discomfort and decreased urination in the afternoon. After going to bed at 20:00, Chiang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time In Taiwan
National Standard Time is the official time zone in Taiwan defined by an UTC offset of UTC+08:00, +08:00. This standard is also known as Taipei Time (), Taiwan Time () or Taiwan Standard Time (TST). History The first time zone standard in Taiwan was enforced on 1 January 1896, the second year of Taiwan under Japanese rule. The standard was called with time offset of UTC+08:00, based on 120°E longitude. On 1 October 1937, the Western Standard Time zone was abolished and the , with time offset of UTC+09:00, was enforced in the entire country of Japan including Taiwan. This time was used until the end of the World War II, Second World War. On 21 September 1945, the Governor-General of Taiwan announced that the order issued in 1937 was revoked. Time Memorial Day was observed every 10 June from 1921 to 1941, which led to an increase in the observance of an official time. After the war's end, Taiwan was annexed to the Historical time zones of China, five time zones system of the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |