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
- President – Ma Ying-jeou
- Vice President – Vincent Siew
- Premier – Liu Chao-shiuan, Wu Den-yih
- Vice Premier – Paul Chiu, Eric Chu
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)
March
- 31 March – The establishment of the Communist Party of the Republic of China.
May
- 23–24 May – 2009 Asian Judo Championships in Taipei Arena, Taipei.
July
- 4 July – The opening of Neihu Line of Taipei Metro.
- 16 July – The inauguration of Taichung LNG Terminal in Wuqi District, Taichung.
- 16–26 July – World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung City.
- 20 July – The name restoration for Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei.
- 26 July – 2009 Kuomintang chairmanship election.[2]
- 27 July – The opening of Qishan Train Station in Kaohsiung County.
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 Mw 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
- 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]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2009 in Taiwan.
- ^ "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.
