Events from the year 2002 in Taiwan,

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 Ocea ...

. This year is numbered Minguo 91 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

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Chen Shui-bian Chen Shui-bian ( zh, t=陳水扁; born 12 October 1950) is a Taiwanese former politician and lawyer who served as the fifth president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2000 to 2008. Chen was the first president from the Democratic Progres ...

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Annette Lu Lu Hsiu-lien (; born 7 June 1944), also known by her English name Annette, is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer. A feminist active in the tangwai movement, she joined the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in 1990, and was elected to the Legis ...

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Chang Chun-hsiung Chang Chun-hsiung (; born 23 March 1938) is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer who had served as the prime minister of Taiwan (officially Premier of the Executive Yuan) from 2000 to 2002 and 2007 to 2008, both under Chen Shui-bian's presidency. ...

Yu Shyi-kun You Si-kun (; born 25 April 1948), also romanized Yu Shyi-kun, is a Taiwanese politician. He was one of the founding members of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), and is known to be a strong advocate of Taiwan independence. He led the DPP ...

* Vice Premier – Lai In-jaw, Lin Hsin-i

Events

March

* 1 March – The establishment of Armaments Bureau. * 25 March – The renaming of Council of Aboriginal Affairs to the

Council of Indigenous Peoples The Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP; ), formerly known as the Council of Aboriginal Affairs, is a ministry-level body under the Executive Yuan in Taiwan (Republic of China). It was established to serve the needs of the country's indigenous ...

. * 29 March – The opening of Chien Mu House in

Shilin District Shilin District (also spelled Shihlin District, zh, t=士林區, p=Shìlínqū, poj=Sū-lîm-khu) is a district of Taipei. The central command center of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) is located in Shilin. History The name ''Shilin'' w ...

, Taipei.

May

* 22 May – The release of Tomorrow's original soundtrack. * 25 May –

China Airlines Flight 611 China Airlines Flight 611 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (now Taoyuan International Airport) in Taiwan to Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong. On 25 May 2002, the B ...

crashed into the

Taiwan Strait The Taiwan Strait is a strait separating the island of Taiwan and the Asian continent. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north. The narrowest part is wide. Names Former names of the Tai ...

, killing everybody on board.

June

* 28 June –

Typhoon Rammasun Typhoon Rammasun, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Glenda, was one of the only four Category 5 Tropical cyclone scales#Western Pacific, super typhoons on record in the South China Sea, with the other ones being Typhoon Pamela (1954), Pamela i ...

formed in the pacific island, affecting countries such as

Taiwan 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 Ocea ...

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, and the

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August

* 1 August – The upgrade of Fooyin Institute of Technology in

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 ...

to Fooyin University. * 17 August – The opening of National Museum of Prehistory in

Taitung City Taitung City () is a county-administered city and the county seat of Taitung County, Taiwan. It lies on the southeast coast of Taiwan facing the Pacific Ocean. Taitung City is the most populous subdivision of Taitung County and it is one of the ...

Taitung County Taitung () is the third largest county in Taiwan, located primarily on the island's southeastern coast and also including Green Island, Orchid Island and Lesser Orchid Island. The seat is located in Taitung City. Name While its name means "East ...

September

* 1 September – The upgrade of Ming Hsin Institute of Technology in Xinfeng Township,

Hsinchu County Hsinchu is a County (Taiwan), county in Regions of Taiwan, north-western Taiwan. The population of the county is mainly Hakka people, Hakka; with a Taiwanese aboriginal minority in the southeastern part of the county. Zhubei is the county seat ...

Minghsin University of Science and Technology Minghsin University of Science and Technology (MUST; ) is a private university in Xinfeng Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan. History I. Industrial Junior College Period MUST was founded in 1966 that was known as Ming Hsin Engineering College (M ...

October

* 4 October – The opening of Daqiao Station in Yongkang City,

Tainan County Tainan County was a County (Taiwan), county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Xinying District, Sinying City. History Tainan County was established on 7 January 1946 on the territory of Tainan Prefecture () sh ...

November

* 10 November – The opening of

Taipei Film House The Embassy of the United States, Taipei () is a former United States diplomatic mission in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building currently houses the Taipei Film House () as a movie theater. History Empire of Japan At the end of the 1 ...

in Zhongzheng District, Taipei.

December

* 7 December – 2002 Republic of China municipal election. * 28 December – The opening of Hsinchu Museum of Military Dependents Village in North District,

Hsinchu City Hsinchu (, ), officially Hsinchu City, is a Provincial city (Taiwan), city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan that is not a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality, with estimated 450,655 inha ...

. * 31 December – The establishment of Mega International Commercial Bank after the merging of International Commercial Bank of China and Chiao T’ung Bank.

Deaths

* 2 May – Sihung Lung, 72, Chinese-born Taiwanese actor. * 6 September – David Yen, Taiwanese activist (). * 13 October – Hsieh Chun-hui, 63, Taiwanese politician, MLY (2002).

References

External links

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