2020 in Taiwan
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | Other events of 2020 History of Taiwan • Timeline • Years | ||||
Events from the year 2020 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 109 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 2 January – A Black Hawk helicopter of the Republic of China Air Force crashed. Eight people were killed, and five were injured.[1]
- 11 January
- 2020 Taiwanese legislative election
- Tsai Ing-wen is reelected in the 2020 Taiwanese presidential election with a record 8.17 million votes.[2]
- 15 January – The Anti-infiltration Act takes effect.[3]
- 19 January – The Taiwan Action Party Alliance disbands.[4]
- 21 January – The index case of the 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Taiwan announced.
February
- 25 February – Special Act for Prevention, Relief and Revitalization Measures for Severe Pneumonia with Novel Pathogens promulgated.
March
- 7 March – 2020 Kuomintang chairmanship election won by Johnny Chiang.
June
- 6 June – 2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote removes mayor Han Kuo-yu from office.
September
- 12 September – 2020 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election scheduled.
Deaths
- 2 January — Shen Yi-ming, 62, Taiwanese Air Force commander, Chief of the General Staff (since 2019), helicopter crash.[5]
- 7 January – Chang Chiu-hua, 83, Taiwanese politician, mayor of Miaoli (1973–1982), Miaoli County Magistrate (1989–1993), liver cancer.[6]
- 2 February – Jimmy Chang (張振民), 69, Taiwanese chef.[7]
- 15 February – Sheu Yu-jer, 67, Taiwanese economist and politician, Minister of Finance (2016–2018).[8]
- 13 March – Yang Mu, 79, Taiwanese poet.[9]
- 17 March – Hsiao Feng Hsien, 79, Taiwanese opera performer.[10]
- 22 March – Serena Liu, 44, Taiwanese dancer, complications from heart surgery.[11]
- 29 March – Wang Wen-hsieh, 87, Taiwanese general and public official, traffic collision.[12]
- 30 March – Hau Pei-tsun, 100, Taiwanese military officer and politician, Chief of the General Staff (1981–1989), Minister of National Defense (1989–1990), Premier (1990–1993), multiple organ failure.[13]
- 21 April – Liu Ping-wei, 67, Taiwanese politician, MLY (1999–2002), oral cancer.[14]
- 16 May – Chung Chao-cheng, 95, Taiwanese writer.[15]
- 25 May – Wu Pong-fong, 55, Taiwanese actor and choreographer, stroke.[16]
- 6 June – Hsu Kun-yuan, Taiwanese politician, speaker of the Kaohsiung City Council (since 2018), suicide by defenestration.[17]
- 24 June – Ding-Shinn Chen, 76, Taiwanese hepatologist, pancreatic cancer.[18]
References
- ^ Gan, Nectar. "Taiwan military chief among 8 killed in helicopter crash". CNN. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ Kao, Shanshan (11 January 2020). "Tsai Ing-wen wins her second term as Taiwan's president with most ever votes". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Chung, Li-hua; Xie, Dennis (15 January 2020). "Anti-infiltration Act takes effect today". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Wang, Flor; Yeh, Su-ping (20 January 2020). "Political party associated with Chen Shui-bian disbanded". Central News Agency. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Wang, Flor; You, Kai-hsiang; Wang, Yang-yu (2 January 2020). "Chief of general staff among eight killed in military chopper crash". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ 胡, 蓬生 (9 January 2020). "苗栗前縣長張秋華過世 享壽83歲". United Daily News (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Liao, George (4 February 2020). "Taiwanese celebrity chef Jimmy Chang dies at age 69". Taiwan News. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ 張, 建中 (15 February 2020). "期交所董事長許虞哲67歲逝 推稅改有功終身奉獻財政" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ Chen, Cheng-wen; Chao, Ching-yu; Hsu, Elizabeth (13 March 2020). "Noted Taiwanese poet Yang Mu dies at 79". Central News Agency. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ Chen, Ping-hung; Mazzetta, Matthew (17 March 2020). "Taiwanese opera performer Hsiao Feng Hsien dies at 79". China Post. Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Chen, Ping-hung; Chen, Wei-ting; Kao, Evelyn. "Taiwan ballroom dancing queen Serena Liu dies at 44". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ 徐, 聖倫 (29 March 2020). "猛撞分隔島！ 前國防部副部長王文燮開車自撞殞命". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Yu, Hsiang; Hsu, Elizabeth (30 March 2020). "Former Premier Hau Pei-tsun dies at 100". Central News Agency. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ 葉, 德正 (21 April 2020). "前台灣省議會議長劉炳偉病逝 享壽67歲". China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Chiu, Chun-chin; Su, Lung-chi; Chen, Ping-hung; Wu, Hsin-yun; Yeh, Joseph (17 May 2020). "Doyen of Taiwan's nativist literature movement passes away at 96". Central News Agency. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Wang, Flor; Yeh, Kuan-ying (26 May 2020). "Veteran actor Wu Pong-fong dies of stroke at 55 (update)". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Cheng, Chi-feng; Chen, Christie (6 June 2020). "Kaohsiung council speaker jumps to death after Han recall election". Central News Agency. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Wu, Hsin-yun; Mazetta, Matthew (25 June 2020). "Hepatitis B Foundation". Central News Agency. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
