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Events from the year 1996 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 85 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

Events

January

1 January – The inauguration of the new Penghu Great Bridge in Penghu County.
15 January – The restoration of Fujian Provincial Government from Xindian City, Taipei County to Jincheng Township, Kinmen County.
22 January – The renaming of Training Center for Government Officials to Civil Service Development Institute.

March

21 March – The renaming of Chieh-shou Road to Ketagalan Boulevard by Taipei Mayor Chen Shui-bian.
23 March
27 March – The establishment of Formosa Television.
28 March – The opening of Wenshan Line of Taipei Metro.

April

19 April – The establishment of Chiahui Power Corporation.

May

5 May – The establishment of Tong-Kwang Light House Presbyterian Church in Taipei.

July

4 July – Construction groundbreaking for Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium in Xinzhuang City, Taipei County.

November

7 November – The opening of Taipei Astronomical Museum in Shilin District, Taipei City.

December

1 December – The establishment of the Council of Aboriginal Affairs.
13 December – The Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance Act passes the Legislative Yuan.^[1]
15 December – The opening of the Representative Office in Taipei for the Moscow-Taipei Coordination Commission on Economic and Cultural Cooperation in Taipei.^[2]

Births

24 February – Lin Wan-ting, taekwondo athlete
19 August – Hsu Ching-wen, tennis player
21 December – Ma Chia-ling, singer

Deaths

13 March – Hsu Ching-chung, former Vice Premier of the Republic of China.
16 October – Huang Shao-ku, former Vice Premier of the Republic of China.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1996 in Taiwan.

^ Han Cheung (12 November 2023). "Taiwan in Time: Mama Ko fights the system (and wins)". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ Tubilewicz, Czeslaw (2007-08-07). Taiwan and Post-Communist Europe: Shopping for Allies. ISBN 9781134100842.

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