Formosa Magazine

Formosa Magazine
Traditional 美麗島雜誌
Mandarin Měilìdǎo Zázhì
Hokkien Bí-lē-tó Cha̍p-chì
Literally beautiful island magazine
Premiere issue of Formosa Magazine, dated 16 August 1979
Chief Editor Chang Chun-hung
General Manager Shih Ming-teh
Editor Hsu Hsin-liang
Editor Annette Lu
Circulation Manager Lin Yi-hsiung
Frequency Monthly
Format 21cm
Publisher Huang Hsin-chieh
Total circulation
(1979)		 140,000
First issue 16 August 1979 (1979-08-16)
Final issue
Number		 November 1979
Vol 1 No 4[1]
Country Taiwan
Language (in Taiwanese Mandarin)
OCLC number 7186174

Formosa Magazine (Chinese: 『美麗島』雜誌; pinyin: Měilìdǎo Zázhì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bí-lē-tó Cha̍p-chì) was a magazine created by Tangwai individuals in Taiwan during the summer of 1979. It opposed the Kuomintang's political monopoly in the Republic of China government. A police raid of the Formosa Press caused the Kaohsiung Incident in December 1979.

There were 61 participants; less than ten were truly active, namely,

The opening celebration took place in Mandarina Crown Hotel (中泰賓館) in the afternoon of 8 September 1979.[1] A blockade by the military ensued, sometimes known as the Mandarina Crown Hotel Incident. For the next three months until the raid, branches were opened throughout Taiwan. Opening were followed by speeches and conferences.

References

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  2. 1 2 "With justice and kindness". Taiwan Today. 1 May 1980. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Dissidents' trial ends with plea for reform". The Age. Melbourne. 31 March 1980. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Woodruff, Cathy (7 July 1986). "2 Taiwanese Seek Allies For Opposition Party". Schenectady Gazette. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Dissident's Mother, 2 Daughters Are Killed". Toledo Blade. Reuter. 29 February 1980. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  6. ↑ McDonald, Hamish (3 April 1980). "On trial in Taiwan". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
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