1948 in Taiwan

← 1947 1946 1945 1948 in Taiwan → 1949 1950 1951
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Events from the year 1948 in Taiwan, the Republic of China.

Incumbents

• Chiang Kai-shek, President, 20 May 1948-21 January 1949
• Li Zongren, Vice President, 20 May 1948–10 March 1954
• Sun Fo, Premier, 26 November 1948–12 March 1949
• Bai Chongxi, Minister of National Defense, 23 May 1946–2 June 1948
• He Yingqin, Minister of National Defense, 3 June 1948–21 December 1948
• Vice Premier - Wu Tieh-cheng, Chia Ching-teh, Chu Chia-hua

Events

• Republic of China legislative election, 1948, the first direct elections since the country's founding, were held from 21-23 January with the First Legislative Yuan taking office on 18 May
• Taiwan Provincial Common History Historica was established on 1 June in what is now Zhongxing New Village
• CSBC Corporation, a shipbuilding company, split into Taiwan Machinery Corporation and Taiwan Shipbuilding Corporation
• Taiwan Provincial Police Training Facilities became the Taiwan Provincial Police Academy
• Taiwan Provincial Taitung Teachers' School, which later became National Taitung University, was established in Taitung City

Births

• Yu Shyi-kun, Premier of the Republic of China from 2002-2005 and chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party from 2006-2007, born on 25 April in Taihe Village (太和村), in Dongshan Township, Yilan County
• Sung Chi-li, Buddhist religious leader, in Kaohsiung
• Patrick Lee, contemporary painter, in Kaohsiung
• Chen Ping, an actress, born on 7 July in Kaohsiung