2013 in Taiwan
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Events from the year 2013 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 102 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents
- President - Ma Ying-jeou
- Vice President - Wu Den-yih
- Premier - Jiang Yi-huah
- Vice Premier - Mao Chi-kuo
Events
January
- 1 January
- The establishment of Customs Administration of the Ministry of Finance.
- The establishment of K-12 Education Administration of the Ministry of Education.
- The renaming of Sports Affairs Council to Sports Administration of the Ministry of Education.
- The renaming of Department of Education to K-12 Education Administration of the Ministry of Education.
- The renaming of National Youth Commission to Youth Development Administration and being put under the Ministry of Education.
February
- 21 February - The opening of Hsinchu Taiwan Pavilion Expo Park in East District, Hsinchu City.[1]
March
- 14 March - The opening of Embassy of Tuvalu in Taipei.[2]
- 27 March - March 2013 Nantou earthquake.
May
- 1 May - The opening of Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park in Zhushan Township, Nantou County.
- 3 May - The upgrade approval for Taoyuan County to become special municipality from county.[3]
- 9 May - The first meeting of the China Affairs Committee of Democratic Progressive Party.[4][5]
- 31 May - The opening of Embassy of Kiribati in Taipei.[6]
June
- 2 June - June 2013 Nantou earthquake.
- 9 June - The official opening of At-Taqwa Mosque in Taoyuan County.
July
- 4 July - Death of Hung Chung-chiu.
- 7–14 July - Typhoon Soulik.
- 20 July - 2013 Kuomintang chairmanship election.[7]
- 23 July - The establishment of the Ministry of Health and Welfare from the former Department of Health.
- 29 July - The opening of Kaisyuan Night Market in Qianzhen District, Kaohsiung City.
August
- The establishment of University of Taipei from the merger of Taipei Municipal University of Education and Taipei Physical Education College.
October
- 2013 Taiwan food scandal.
- 5 October - The opening of Guchuan Bridge in Pingtung County.[8]
- 10 October - The 102nd anniversary of the National Day of the Republic of China.[9]
- 24 October - The official opening of Asia Museum of Modern Art in Wufeng District, Taichung.[10]
November
- 3–11 November - Typhoon Haiyan.
- 10 November - 19th National Congress of Kuomintang in Taichung.
- 14 November - The Gambia cut diplomatic relation with the Republic of China.[11]
- 18 November - The ROC officially terminated its diplomatic relations with The Gambia.[12]
- 24 November - The opening of Xinyi Line of Taipei Metro.
Deaths
- 13 April - Lin Yang-kang, President of Judicial Yuan (1987-1994).
- 19 June - Kuo Liang-hui, former novelist.
References
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- ↑ "World Expo's Taiwan Pavilion in Hsinchu opened to public". focustaiwan.tw.
- ↑ http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/210749/tuvalu-opens-embassy-in-taipei
- ↑ "Taoyuan to become special municipality Dec. 25, 2014(Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Policies & Programs)". ey.gov.tw.
- ↑ "DPP China Affairs Committee holds first meeting - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ↑ "DPP holds first China Affairs Committee Meeting, announces complete list of members ~ Democratic Progressive Party (DPP Taiwan)". dpptaiwan.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ↑ "Kiribati opens embassy in Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw.
- ↑ "Ma secures unopposed re-election as KMT chairman". taipeitimes.com.
- ↑ http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/10/07/2003573926
- ↑ http://www.roc-taiwan.org/FI/ct.asp?xItem=434137&ctNode=5855&mp=182
- ↑ http://asiamodern.asia.edu.tw/EN/about.php
- ↑ "Gambia cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan". GMA News Online.
- ↑ The Christian Science Monitor. "Taiwan kicks out Gambian ambassador after recognition withdrawn". The Christian Science Monitor.
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