2002 in Taiwan

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Events from the year 2002 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 91 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

• President – Chen Shui-bian
• Vice President – Annette Lu
• Premier – Chang Chun-hsiung, Yu Shyi-kun
• Vice Premier – Lai In-jaw, Lin Hsin-i

Events

March

• 1 March – The establishment of Armaments Bureau.
• 25 March – The renaming of Council of Aboriginal Affairs to the Council of Indigenous Peoples.
• 29 March – The opening of Chien Mu House in Shilin District, Taipei.

May

• 22 May – The release of Tomorrow's original soundtrack. ^[1]
• 25 May – China Airlines Flight 611 crashed into the Taiwan Strait, killing everybody on board. ^[2]

June

• 28 June – Typhoon Rammasun formed in the pacific island, affecting countries such as Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines. ^{[3] [4]}

August

• 1 August – The upgrade of Fooyin Institute of Technology in Kaohsiung to Fooyin University.
• 17 August – The opening of National Museum of Prehistory in Taitung City, Taitung County.

September

• 1 September – The upgrade of Ming Hsin Institute of Technology in Xinfeng Township, Hsinchu County to Minghsin University of Science and Technology.

October

• 4 October – The opening of Daqiao Station in Yongkang City, Tainan County.

November

• 10 November – The opening of Taipei Film House in Zhongzheng District, Taipei.

December

• 7 December – 2002 Republic of China municipal election.
• 28 December – The opening of Hsinchu Museum of Military Dependents Village in North District, Hsinchu City.
• 31 December – The establishment of Mega International Commercial Bank after the merging of International Commercial Bank of China and Chiao T’ung Bank.

Deaths

• 2 May – Sihung Lung, 72, Chinese-born Taiwanese actor. ^[5]
• 6 September – David Yen, Taiwanese activist (John Tung Foundation  [ zh ]). ^[6]
• 13 October – Hsieh Chun-hui, 63, Taiwanese politician, MLY (2002). ^[7]

References

1. YESASIA: Tomorrow Original Soundtrack CD - TV Series Soundtrack, Chang Zhong Li, Universal Music (HK) - Mandarin Music - Free Shipping - North America Site
2. China Airlines
3. Typhoon Rammasun on China Coast: Natural Hazards
4. "Annual Report on Activities of the RSMC Tokyo – Typhoon Center 2002" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
5. "Sihung Lung" . The Independent. 15 May 2002. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
6. Chen, Yu-jung (16 September 2002). "Newsmaker: David Yen remembered for his anti-tobacco fight". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
7. "亲民党"立委"谢钧惠病逝　缺额不予补选". sina.com (in Chinese). 14 October 2002. Retrieved 11 February 2019.