2002 in Taiwan
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Events from the year 2002 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 91 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents
Events
March
- 1 March – The establishment of Armaments Bureau.
- 25 March – The renaming of Council of Aboriginal Affairs to the Council of Indigenous Peoples.
- 29 March – The opening of Chien Mu House in Shilin District, Taipei.
May
- 22 May – The release of Tomorrow's original soundtrack.[1]
- 25 May – China Airlines Flight 611 crashed into the Taiwan Strait, killing everybody on board.[2]
June
- 28 June – Typhoon Rammasun formed in the pacific island, affecting countries such as Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines.[3][4]
August
- 1 August – The upgrade of Fooyin Institute of Technology in Kaohsiung to Fooyin University.
- 17 August – The opening of National Museum of Prehistory in Taitung City, Taitung County.
September
- 1 September – The upgrade of Ming Hsin Institute of Technology in Xinfeng Township, Hsinchu County to Minghsin University of Science and Technology.
October
- 4 October – The opening of Daqiao Station in Yongkang City, Tainan County.
November
- 10 November – The opening of Taipei Film House 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.
- 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.[5]
- 6 September – David Yen, Taiwanese activist (John Tung Foundation).[6]
References
- ↑ YESASIA: Tomorrow Original Soundtrack CD - TV Series Soundtrack, Chang Zhong Li, Universal Music (HK) - Mandarin Music - Free Shipping - North America Site
- ↑ China Airlines
- ↑ Typhoon Rammasun on China Coast: Natural Hazards
- ↑ http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/AnnualReport/2002/Text/Text2002.pdf
- ↑ "Sihung Lung". The Independent. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ↑ Chen, Yu-jung (16 September 2002). "Newsmaker: David Yen remembered for his anti-tobacco fight". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
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