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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
- 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
References
- ^ "CNN.com - China Congress爌asses Taiwan bill - Mar 13, 2005". cnn.com.
- ^ "CEC Assembly Election". nat.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- ^ "New Aboriginal station on the air". taipeitimes.com.
- ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "NASA – Taiwan Takes Direct Hit From Typhoon Haitang". nasa.gov.
- ^ Mainland Policy and Work - August 2, 2005, Mainland Affairs Council, 2005
- ^ Chen says name variance is simply an expedient, Taipei Times, 2005/8/3
- ^ Chen urges unity to deal with China, Taipei Times, 2005/8/3
- ^ Typhoon Talim hits with force, Taipei Times
- ^ Nation wet, thirsty after Talim leaves, Taipei Times
- ^ "Typhoon Talim : Natural Hazards". nasa.gov.
- ^ "Taipei 2005 (ICGA Tournaments)". univ-lille3.fr.
- ^ KMT wins in a landslide - The China Post
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