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2009 in Taiwan

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2009 in Taiwan

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Events from the year 2013 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 98 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President - Ma Ying-jeou
  • Vice President - Vincent Siew
  • Premier - Liu Chao-shiuan, Wu Den-yih
  • Vice Premier - Paul Chiu, Eric Chu

    • January

  • 1 January - The official adaptation of Hanyu Pinyin in Taiwan.

    • July

  • 4 July - The opening of Neihu Line of Taipei Metro.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 (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. Supporters of Chen contended that the prosecution was politically motivated. Chen is the first ROC president to receive a prison sentence.
  • 27 September - The opening of Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiung.

    • November

  • 28 November - The establishment of CTi Entertainment.

    • December

  • 19 December - 6.4 magnitude Hualien earthquake off coast Hualien County.
  • 20 December - Fourth Chen-Chiang summit in Taichung.

    • Deaths

  • 3 February - Sheng-yen, 79, Chinese-born Taiwanese Buddhist Zen master, kidney disease.
  • 7 March - Chan Yun, 93, Taiwanese Buddhist monk and teacher of meditation.
  • 6 April - A-Sun, 34, singer and songwriter, breast cancer.
  • 12 September 12 - Danny Pang, 42, Taiwanese-born American hedge fund manager.

    • References

    2009 in Taiwan Wikipedia
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