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Chief Executive of Taiwan Province: 1: Chen Yi 陳儀 (1883-1950) 29 August 1945: 22 April 1947 Kuomintang: Chairperson of the Taiwan Provincial Government: 1: Wei Tao-ming 魏道明 (1899-1978) 16 May 1947: 5 January 1949 Kuomintang: 2: Chen Cheng 陳誠 (1897–1965) 5 January 1949: 8 December 1949 Kuomintang
This is a timeline of Taiwanese history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Taiwan and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Taiwan and History of the Republic of China .
The Second World War's hostilities came to a close on 2 September 1945, with the defeat of the Empire of Japan and Nazi Germany.Taiwan, which had been ceded to Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1895, was placed under the control of the Kuomintang-led Republic of China (ROC) by the promulgation of General Order No. 1 and the signing of the Instrument of Surrender on that day.
1950s; 1960s; 1970s; See also: Other events of 1950 History of Taiwan • Timeline • Years: Events from the year 1950 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is ...
Taiwan and Penghu were transferred to Japan on 2 June. [195] [196] The period of Japanese rule in Taiwan has been divided into three periods under according to policies: military suppression (1895–1915), dōka (同化): assimilation (1915–37), and kōminka (皇民化): Japanization (1937–45). A separate policy for aborigines was implemented.
In this article, "China" refers to the modern territories controlled by the People's Republic of China (which controls Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) and the Republic of China (which controls Taiwan area). For more information, see Two Chinas, Political status of Taiwan, One-China policy, 1992 Consensus and One country, two systems.
The elections were also considered to be legitimising the Kuomintang's rule on the island, while attempting to strive for more support from the United States. They also provided the foundation for opposition Tangwai movement as non-KMT members tried to revolt against authoritarian rule through elections, and bred local powers and fractions that ...
Martial law was declared twice in Taiwan in 1947, due to the February 28 incident. The first period of martial law was enacted by Chen Yi, Chief Executive of Taiwan Province on 28 February 1947. It was lifted shortly on 2 March 1947 by request from members of the Taiwan Representative Council and the National Assembly hoping to cool down the ...