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239 A Chinese expeditionary force discovers the island of Taiwan.
1624 The Netherlands establish a trading colony at Kaohsiung on Taiwan.
1626 Spanish
establish a trading colony on Taiwan.
1642 The Dutch
drive Spain
from Taiwan.
1661 Dutch rule ends in Taiwan.
1662 The Chinese
pirate Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege.
1683 Fall of Kingdom of Tungning, Qing occupied present day-Kaohsiung of Taiwan and unified China
.
1895 The Treaty of Shimonoseki
(also known as Treaty of Maguan) was signed between China
and Japan
. This marks the end of the first Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea
and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan
.
1895 Anti-Japanese officials led by Tang Ching-sung in Taiwan declared independence from Qing, forming the short-lived Republic of Formosa.
1947 In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with large loss of civilian lives.
1949 Nationalist Chinese finish their evacuation to Taiwan.
1950 Chiang Kai-shek
resumes his duties as Chinese president after moving his government to Taipei
, Taiwan
1955 Congress
authorizes President Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa
from Red China.
1959 Flood
in Taiwan leaves 2,000 dead.
1964 The Republic of China
(Taiwan) drops diplomatic relations with France because of French recognition of the People's Republic of China
.
1972 The Universal Postal Union decides to recognize the People's Republic of China
as the only legitimate Chinese representative, effectively expelling the Republic of China
administering Taiwan.
1979 At Montevideo
, Uruguay
, the International Olympic Committee
adopts a resolution, whereby Taiwan Olympic and sports teams will participate with the name Chinese Taipei in future Olympics Games and international sports tournaments and championships.
1988 Taiwan President Chiang Ching-kuo dies in Taipei
; Vice-President Lee Teng-hui becomes president.
1995 to July 26 - Third Taiwan Strait Crisis: The People's Liberation Army
fires missiles into the waters north of Taiwan.
1996 The Republic of China
on Taiwan holds its first direct elections for president; Lee Teng-hui is re-elected.
1998 The CIH virus is discovered in Taiwan.
1998 An Air China jetliner is hijacked by disgruntled pilot Yuan Bin and flown to Taiwan. After landing the plane safely, Yuan Bin is arrested.
1999 The Chi-Chi earthquake in central Taiwan kills about 2,400 people.
2005 The People's Republic of China
ratifies an anti-secession law, aimed at preventing Taiwan from declaring independen
2005 The Taiwanese government calls on 1 million Taiwanese to demonstrate in Taipei
, in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of Mainland China. Around 200,000 to 300,000 attend the walk.
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