2006 in Taiwan
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Events from the year 2006 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 95 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents
[edit]- President – Chen Shui-bian
- Vice President – Annette Lu
- Premier – Frank Hsieh, Su Tseng-chang
- Vice Premier – Wu Rong-i, Tsai Ing-wen
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 15 January – 2006 Democratic Progressive Party chairmanship election.
- 25 January
- Su Tseng-chang became the Premier of the Republic of China.
- Tsai Ing-wen became the Vice Premier of the Republic of China.
February
[edit]- 22 February – The establishment of National Communications Commission.
- 27 February – President Chen Shui-bian announced that National Unification Council ceased to function.
May
[edit]- 31 May – The opening of Bannan Line of Taipei Metro.
June
[edit]- 9–21 June – 2006 Enterprise Football League.
- 10 June – 17th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei.
- 16 June – The opening of Hsuehshan Tunnel.
- 23 June – The opening of Poképark.
July
[edit]- 1 July – The establishment of B'in Music.
August
[edit]- 5 August – The opening of Chiang Wei-shui Memorial Park in Datong District, Taipei.
- 6 August – ROC cut diplomatic relations with Chad.[1]
September
[edit]- 1 September – Fu Hsing Kang College became part of National Defense University.
- 6 September – The renaming of Chiang Kai-shek International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.[2]
October
[edit]- 14 October – The establishment of Hakka Party.
- 24 October
- The launching of Sharp Daily in Taipei.
- The opening of THSR Taichung Station in Wuri Township, Taichung County.
- 27–29 October – 2006 Taipei International Invitational Futsal Tournament in Taipei.
- 28 October – The establishment of Ling Tung Numismatic Museum in Taichung.
November
[edit]- 3 November
- The opening of Chiayi HSR station in Taibao City, Chiayi County.
- The opening of Tainan HSR station in Gueiren Township, Tainan County.
- 7 November – The opening of Hsinchu HSR station in Zhubei City, Hsinchu County.
- 9 November – The opening of Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Beitun District, Taichung.
- 10 November – The opening of Taoyuan HSR station in Zhongli City, Taoyuan County.
December
[edit]- 9 December – 2006 Republic of China municipal election.
- 26 December - The Mw 7.0 and 6.9 Hengchun earthquakes occurred in Pingtung County. Separated by eight minutes, this doublet earthquake resulted in several deaths and injuries.
Deaths
[edit]- 3 June – Ni Wen-ya, 103, Taiwanese politician, MLY (1948–1988), PLY (1972–1988).[3][4]
- 10 September – Chang Chuan-tien, 61, Taiwanese politician, MLY (1999–2006), liver failure.[5]
- 5 November – Chen Ding-nan, 63, Taiwanese politician, MLY (1990–2000), Minister of Justice (2000–2005), lung cancer.[6][7]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2006 in Taiwan.
- ^ Enav, Peter (2006-08-05). "Taiwan Breaks Relations With Chad". The Washington Post. Associated Press. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ "'Chiang Kai-shek' airport enters dustbin of history – Taipei Times".
- ^ "Leaders pay their last respects to Nieh Wen-ya". China Post. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Former speaker Ni dies". Tapei Times. 4 June 2004. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "DPP legislator dies at 64". Taipei Times. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ Hsu, Jenny W. (6 November 2006). "Taiwan's 'Mr. Clean' passes away". Taiwan News. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ Chang, Rich (3 November 2007). "Group remembers late minister Chen". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
