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  2. List of rulers of Taiwan - Wikipedia

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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

  3. History of Taiwan - Wikipedia

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    Taiwan became a major foodbasket serving Japan's economy. A health care system was established. The average lifespan for a Taiwanese resident was 60 years by 1945. [259] Taiwan's real GDP per capita peaked in 1942 at $1,522 and declined to $693 by 1944. [260] Wartime bombing caused significant damage to cities and harbors.

  4. History of Taiwan (1945–present) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. 1950 in Taiwan - Wikipedia

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    History of TaiwanTimeline • Years Events from the year 1950 in Taiwan , Republic of China . This year is numbered Minguo 39 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

  6. Timeline of Taiwanese history - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  7. List of Chinese leaders - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. What is 'Taiwan independence' and is Taiwan already ... - AOL

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    what is taiwan's history and formal name today? Formerly known as Formosa, the island has been home to indigenous people for thousands of years, before the Dutch and Spanish briefly ruled parts of ...

  9. Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan

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    The flight to Taiwan took place over four months after Mao Zedong had proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Beijing on October 1, 1949. [1] The island of Taiwan remained part of Japan during the occupation until Japan severed its territorial claims in the Treaty of San Francisco, which came