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| 1544 | Portuguese discovered Taiwan and called it Formosa | ||
| 1604 | Dutch occupied Penghu Chuntao, island near Taiwan, for the first time | ||
| 1622 | Dutch occupied Penghu Chuntao again | ||
| 1624 | Dutch occupied south of Taiwan and built cities | ||
| 1626 | Spain occupied north of Taiwan | ||
| 1642 | Spain surrendered to Cheng Cheng-Gong | ||
| 1662 | Dutch surrendered to Cheng Cheng-Gong | ||
| 1683 | China (Qing Dynasty) occupied Taiwan | ||
| 1884 | France attacked Taiwan | ||
| 1874 | Japan invaded Taiwan | ||
| 1895 | China (Qing Dynasty) ceded Taiwan to Japan | ||
| 1912 |
The establishment of Republic of China (ROC), led by Sun Yat-sen (Father of
ROC), (Picture F1→) *Today's government of Taiwan |
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| 1921 |
The establishment of the Communist Party, led by Mao Ze-Dong (Picture F2→) *Today's government of China |
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| 1945 | Japan was defeated in World War II; Taiwan became part of China (ROC) again | ||
| 1949 | The Communist Party defeated the government of ROC, established by the Nationalist Party, and created a new country settled in Beijing (Picture F3↓) named People's Republic of China (PRC), whereas the government of ROC withdrew to Taiwan. | ||
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↑ Picture F3 The ceremony of PRC's establishment (張筱強、劉德喜、李繼鋒 399) |
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| 1971 | ROC signed off from UN | ||
| 1986 | The establishment of the Democratic Progressive Party | ||
| 1996 |
President was elected directly
by citizens for the first time *President Lee Deng-Hui (Picture F4 ↓) was elected |
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| 2000 | The peaceful
alternation of political power between the Nationalist Party and the
Democratic Progressive Party after the presidential election *President Chen Shui-Bian (Picture F5 ↓) was elected (still the president of Taiwan in 2005) |
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Picture F4 President Lee Deng-Hui (unknown internet source) |
Picture F5 President Chen Shui-Bian (unknown internet source) |
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