2005 in Taiwan

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Events from the year 2005 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 94 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

• President – Chen Shui-bian
• Vice President – Annette Lu
• Premier – Yu Shyi-kun, Frank Hsieh
• Vice Premier – Yeh Chu-lan, Wu Rong-i

Events

January

• 1 January – The founding of Taipei Fubon Bank with the merger of Fubon Bank and TaipeiBank.
• 22 January – The official opening of Bangka Park in Wanhua District, Taipei.
• 27 January – The opening of Jingtong Mining Industry Museum in Pingxi District, New Taipei.

March

• 14 March – Mainland China passed the Anti-Secession Law, a bill to prevent Taiwan from being an independent nation. ^[1]

April

• 1 April – The renaming of National Space Program Office to National Space Organization.
• 29 April – The opening of Baguashan Tunnel.

May

County-level units won by the Democratic Progressive Party (green) and the Kuomintang (blue).

• 14 May – 2005 Republic of China National Assembly election. Annette Lu of the Democratic Progressive Party won the election. ^[2]
• 17 May – The relocation of Pingtung Airport to the southern field upon the completion of the new airport building.

July

• 1 July – The establishment of Taiwan Indigenous Television, Asia's first aboriginal television channel. ^[3]
• 16 July – 2005 Kuomintang chairmanship election took place. Ma Ying-jeou won the election, casting a total votes cast of 370,054 and a percentage of vote of 72.4%. ^[4]
• 18 July – Typhoon Haiting hit Taiwan. The typhoon has winds up to 114 mph. ^[5]
• 22 July – The establishment of TTV World.

August

• 2 August – President Chen Shui-bian proposed Four-Stage Theory of the Republic of China. ^{[6] [7] [8]}
• 4 August – The opening of Taipei County Hakka Museum in Sanxia Township, Taipei County.
• 31 August
  • Typhoon Talim hit Taiwan. It caused about $1.5 billion in damage. ^{[9] [10] [11]}
  • The establishment of Taipower Exhibit Center in Southern Taiwan in Hengchun, Pingtung County.

September

• 3–6 September – The 10th Computer Olympiad took place in Taipei. It was a competition where computer programs competed each other in a variety of games. ^[12]

October

• 1 October – The opening of Wulai Atayal Museum in Wulai Township, Taipei County.
• 27 October – The opening of Linkou Line of Taiwan Railways Administration.

November

• 26 November – The establishment of Siraya National Scenic Area.
• 28 November – The opening of Baoshan Station of Taiwan Railways Administration in Taoyuan City, Taoyuan County.

December

• 3 December – 2005 Republic of China local election. ^[13]

Deaths

• 3 January – Koo Chen-fu, 87, Chairman of Straits Exchange Foundation (1990-2005).
• 6 April – Hsu Hai-ching, 92, Taiwanese gangster
• 15 June – Henry Kao, 91, Minister of Transportation and Communications (1972-1976).
• 1 November – Ma Ho-ling, 84, father of President Ma Ying-jeou.

See also

• Timeline of the 2005 Pacific typhoon season

References

1. "CNN.com - China Congress爌asses Taiwan bill - Mar 13, 2005". cnn.com.
2. "CEC Assembly Election". nat.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
3. "New Aboriginal station on the air". taipeitimes.com.
4. "Asia Times Online :: China News, China Business News, Taiwan and Hong Kong News and Business". atimes.com. Archived from the original on 2005-08-08.
5. "NASA – Taiwan Takes Direct Hit From Typhoon Haitang". nasa.gov.
6. Mainland Policy and Work - August 2, 2005, Mainland Affairs Council, 2005
7. Chen says name variance is simply an expedient, Taipei Times , 2005/8/3
8. Chen urges unity to deal with China, Taipei Times , 2005/8/3
9. Typhoon Talim hits with force, Taipei Times
10. Nation wet, thirsty after Talim leaves, Taipei Times
11. "Typhoon Talim : Natural Hazards". nasa.gov.
12. "Taipei 2005 (ICGA Tournaments)". univ-lille3.fr.
13. KMT wins in a landslide - The China Post

External links

• Year 2005 Calendar - Taiwan
• Taiwan, 2005 Timeline