2009 in Taiwan

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Events from the year 2009 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 98 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

Events

January

1 January – The official adaptation of Hanyu Pinyin in Taiwan.^[1]
18 January, the government, in more than 14,000 offices in all administrative regions of the country, to every citizen issued a total of 3,600 yuan worth of consumer vouchers per person.(s:振興經濟消費券 [ zh ])

August

7 August – Typhoon Morakot hits Taiwan, killing 500 and stranding more than 1,000 via the worst flooding on the island in half a century.^[3]
19 August – The opening of Taipei Bus Station in Taipei.
19–22 August – The 4th Taiwan Youth Day.

September

5–15 September – 2009 Summer Deaflympics in Taipei.
11 September – The former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian received a life sentence and was fined NT$200 million^[4] (US$6.13 million) on charges of embezzlement, taking bribes, and money laundering, involving a total of US$15 million (NT$490 million) while in office from 2000 to 2008.^[5] Supporters of Chen contended that the prosecution was politically motivated.^[6]^[7] Chen is the first ROC president to receive a prison sentence.^[8]
27 September – The opening of Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiung.

November

22 November – The opening of Black Bat Squadron Memorial Hall in East District, Hsinchu City.
28 November – The establishment of CTi Entertainment.

December

11 December – The opening of Qsquare in Datong District, Taipei.
19 December – The 6.4 M_w Hualien earthquake shook the coast of Hualien County with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), causing some damage and 14 injuries.
20 December – Fourth Chen-Chiang summit in Taichung.

Deaths

4 January – Hsieh Yue-hsia, 65, actress.
3 February
- Henry Hsu, 96, Chinese-born Taiwanese athlete and politician, MLY (1973–1987), heart failure.^[9]
- Sheng-yen, 79, Chinese-born Taiwanese Buddhist Zen master, kidney disease.^[10]
7 March – Chan Yun, 93, Taiwanese Buddhist monk and teacher of meditation.^[11]
6 April – A-Sun, 34, Taiwanese singer and songwriter, breast cancer.
26 August – Lin Hui-kuan, 51, Taiwanese trade unionist and politician, MLY (2002–2008), sepsis.^[12]
12 September – Danny Pang, 42, Taiwanese-born American hedge fund manager.^[13]

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References

↑ "Hanyu Pinyin to be standard system in 2009". 18 September 2008.
↑ "No surprises as Ma elected next KMT chairman". 27 July 2009.
↑ Foster, Peter (August 16, 2009). "Taiwan president under fire for go it alone handling of typhoon accepts US aid". London: Telegraph. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
↑ Weiyi Lim, Janet Ong "Taiwan Ex-President Chen Sentenced to Life for Graft" , Bloomberg News9/11/2009
↑ No byline. "Taiwan ex-leader jailed for life" , BBC News, 9/11/2009
↑ Taiwan ex-president Chen given life term for graft ^{[ dead link ]}
↑ "Taiwan's Chen Won't Appeal His Detention". The Washington Post .
↑ "Chen Shui-bian gets life". 12 September 2009.
↑ "Local veteran dies aged 96". Taipei Times. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
↑ "AFP: Taiwan's Buddhist Master Sheng-yen dies". China Post. 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
↑ "b k v²". Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
↑ "Former lawmaker dies". Taipei Times. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
↑ Maremont, Mark; Emshwiller, John R. (September 14, 2009). "Police Eye Mysterious Death of Financier". The Wall Street Journal.

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[1] "Hanyu Pinyin to be standard system in 2009". 18 September 2008.

[2] "No surprises as Ma elected next KMT chairman". 27 July 2009.

[3] Foster, Peter (August 16, 2009). "Taiwan president under fire for go it alone handling of typhoon accepts US aid". London: Telegraph. Retrieved August 16, 2009.

[bloomberg.com-4] Weiyi Lim, Janet Ong "Taiwan Ex-President Chen Sentenced to Life for Graft" , Bloomberg News9/11/2009

[Taiwan_ex-leader_jailed_for_life-5] No byline. "Taiwan ex-leader jailed for life" , BBC News, 9/11/2009

[washingtonpost.com-6] Taiwan ex-president Chen given life term for graft ^{[ dead link ]}

[ReferenceA-7] "Taiwan's Chen Won't Appeal His Detention". The Washington Post .

[8] "Chen Shui-bian gets life". 12 September 2009.

[9] "Local veteran dies aged 96". Taipei Times. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[10] "AFP: Taiwan's Buddhist Master Sheng-yen dies". China Post. 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2017-04-23.

[11] "b k v²". Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2010-09-29.

[12] "Former lawmaker dies". Taipei Times. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

[13] Maremont, Mark; Emshwiller, John R. (September 14, 2009). "Police Eye Mysterious Death of Financier". The Wall Street Journal.

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