Events from the year 1993 in Taiwan. This year is numbered Minguo 82 according to the official

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Incumbents

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Lee Teng-hui Lee Teng-hui (; pinyin: ''Lǐ Dēnghuī''; 15 January 192330 July 2020) was a Taiwanese politician and agricultural scientist who served as the fourth president of the Republic of China, president of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan) unde ...

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Lien Chan Lien Chan ( zh, t=連戰, w=, p=, poj=; born August 27, 1936) is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician. He was the chairman of the Taiwan Provincial Government from 1990 to 1993, premier of the Republic of China from 1993 to 1997, vice ...

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Hau Pei-tsun Hau Pei-tsun ( zh, c=郝柏村, p=Hǎo Bócūn, 8 August 1919 – 30 March 2020) was a Chinese politician and military officer who was the Premier of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1 June 1990 to 27 February 1993, and the longest-serving Chi ...

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Shih Chi-yang Shih Chi-yang ( ; 5 May 1935 – 5 May 2019) was a Taiwanese lawyer and politician. He was Vice Premier of the Republic of China from 1988 to 1993 and convener of the Executive Yuan's Mainland Affairs Committee, which was established in 198 ...

Hsu Li-teh Hsu Li-teh (; born 6 August 1931) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the List of vice premiers of the Republic of China, Vice Premier of the Republic of China from 1993 to 1997. Education After graduating from Cheng Kung Senior High School in ...

Events

March

* 7 March – The establishment of Civil Party.

September

* 28 September – The launch of

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October

* 15 October – The establishment of

Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats The Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD) is a regional organization of liberal democratic political parties in Asia. History and details The council was created on 10 December 1993, in a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan. There are nine m ...

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. * 16 October – The inauguration of

Institute of Yilan County History The Institute of Yilan County History (IOYCH; ) is a local institute of history in Yilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwa ...

in Yilan County.

Births

* 3 January – Candy Chen, dancer, actress, host, singer and model * 24 February –

Shuai Pei-ling Shuai Pei-ling (; born 24 February 1993) is a Taiwanese badminton player. Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series The BWF International Series ...

, badminton player * 12 May –

Ming Jie Brent Hsu, born Hsu Ming-chieh (; born 12 May 1993), is a Taiwanese actor and singer. He was a member of the boyband SpeXial from 2012 to 2020. Biography Hsu Ming-chieh was born in Taipei, Taiwan on 12 May 1993. His mother, Hsu Xianji, is an ...

, actor and singer * 20 May –

Lin Shih-chia Lin Shih-chia ( zh, c=林詩嘉, p=Lín Shījiā; born 20 May 1993) is a Taiwanese competitive archer. She has won a career total of four medals (one gold, two silver, and one bronze) in a major international competition, spanning the Summer Univ ...

, archer * 30 June – Lin Chia-yu, badminton player * 1 August – Chen Szu-yu, table tennis player * 12 August –

Hannah Quinlivan Hannah Quinlivan (born 12 August 1993) or Jen Wu (), known professionally as Kun Ling (), is an Australian-Taiwanese actress and model. Life and career Hannah Quinlivan was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and raised in New South Wales, Australia. He ...

, actress and model * 29 August –

Oceana Wu Oceana Wu (; born on 29 August 1993) is a Taiwanese actress under Enjoy Entertainment Co. She is best known for her role in the television series, Hello Again! Background Oceana was first scouted during her university years while working part-ti ...

, actress * 19 September –

Chan Hao-ching Chan Hao-ching (; ; born September 19, 1993), also known as Angel Chan, is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. She is primarily a doubles specialist, having won twenty-one WTA Tour, two WTA Challenger and six ITF titles in that discipline. ...

, tennis player * 26 September –

Huang Wei-chieh Wei-Chieh Huang (; born September 26, 1993) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers. Career Huang graduated from Kao-Yuan Tech High School in Kaohsiung ...

, baseball player * 7 November – Tan Ya-ting, archer

Deaths

* 11 May –

Chen Chi-chuan Chen Chi-chuan -- Frank C. Chen (; June 6, 1898 – May 11, 1993), also known as Tan Khe-chhoan was a member of the " Chen family from Kaohsiung". He was a Taiwanese politician and businessman who served as the mayor of Kaohsiung between 196 ...

, Mayor of

Kaohsiung Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million p ...

(1960–1968) * 24 December –

Yen Chia-kan Yen Chia-kan (; 23 October 1905 – 24 December 1993), also known as C. K. Yen, was a chemist and the second president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 1975 to 1978. A Kuomintang politician, he succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as the second pr ...

, President of the Republic of China (1975–1978)

References

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1990s in Taiwan