2004 in Taiwan
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Events in the year 2004 in the Taiwan (Republic of China).
Incumbents
- President - Chen Shui-bian
- Vice President - Annette Lu
- Premier - Yu Shyi-kun
- Vice Premier - Lin Hsin-i, Yeh Chu-lan
Events
February
- 1 February - The upgrade of Van Nung Institute of Technology in Zhongli City, Taoyuan County to Vanung University.
- 28 February - 228 Hand-in-Hand Rally.
March
- 9 March - The opening of Chiayi Municipal Museum in East District, Chiayi City.
- 10 March - The establishment of National Airborne Service Corps of the Ministry of the Interior.
- 19 March - 3-19 shooting incident, an assassination attempt on Chen Shui-bian and Annette Lu in Tainan City.[1]
- 20 March
- 2004 Republic of China presidential election took place and Chen Shui-bian won the election, compiling 50.11% of the popular vote.[2]
- 2004 Republic of China referendum.
- 21 March - The opening of Changhua City Library in Changhua County.
April
- 1 April - The merging between West District and Central District to form the West Central District in Tainan City.
May
- 1 May - The opening of Green World Ecological Farm in Beipu Township, Hsinchu County.
- 8 May - 15th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei City.
- 20 May - The swearing in of the second term of President Chen Shui-bian.
June
- 1 June
- The establishment of CTV MyLife.
- The establishment of TTV Family.
July
- 1 July
- The establishment of Bureau of Energy.
- The establishment of CTV News Channel.
- The establishment of Financial Supervisory Commission.
- The establishment of PTS2.
August
- 1 August - The establishment of Kao Fong College in Changzhi Township, Pingtung County.
- 13 August - The founding of Runewaker Entertainment in Taichung.
- 17–27 August - Typhoon Aere.
September
- 1 September - The establishment of TTV Finance.
- 29 September - The opening of Xiaobitan Branch Line of Taipei Metro.
October
- 1–3 October - The 1st Taiwan Youth Day.
November
- 19 November - The opening of Miramar Entertainment Park in Zhongshan District, Taipei.
- 21 November - The start of 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship.
- 21–27 November - Taiwan hosted the 2004 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup.[3] Qatar national basketball team won the competition.
December
- 1 December – The renaming of Keelung City Cultural Center to Keelung Cultural Center.
- 11 December
- 2004 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary
- 2004 Republic of China legislative election was held and Chen Shui-bian won the popular vote of the election.[4]
- 18 December – 11,551 residents of Kaohsiung City set a world record: longest time to play two songs without stopping.[5]
- 28 December – The opening of YM Oceanic Culture and Art Museum in Ren'ai District, Keelung.
Deaths
- 15 December - Chiang Fang-liang, 88, former First Lady, lung cancer.
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2004 in Taiwan. |
- Timeline of the 2004 Pacific typhoon season
- List of Chinese films of 2004
- Chinese Taipei at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Republic of China referendum, 2004
References
- ↑ Taiwan election shooting suspect dead. 07/03/2005. ABC News Online
- ↑ BBC News | Asia-Pacific| Chen declared Taiwan victor
- ↑ FIBA Asia : Home
- ↑ fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS21770.pdf
- ↑ Huang, Jewel (22 December 2004). "Kaohsiung City's future looks bright". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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