Events from the year 1970 in Taiwan,

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

. This year is numbered Minguo 59 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

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Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975), also known as Chiang Chung-cheng and Jiang Jieshi, was a Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary, and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 ...

Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on t ...

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Yen Chia-kan Yen Chia-kan (; 23 October 1905 – 24 December 1993), also known as C. K. Yen, was a Kuomintang politician. He succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China on 5 April 1975, being sworn in on 6 April 1975, and served out the ...

Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm ...

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Chiang Ching-kuo Chiang Ching-kuo (27 April 1910 – 13 January 1988) was a politician of the Republic of China after its retreat to Taiwan. The eldest and only biological son of former president Chiang Kai-shek, he held numerous posts in the government ...

Events

February

* 1 February – The establishment of Institute of Economics of the

Academia Sinica Academia Sinica (AS, la, 1=Academia Sinica, 3=Chinese Academy; ), headquartered in Nangang, Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. Founded in Nanking, the academy supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from ...

. * 8 February – The begins.

July

* 1 July – The establishment of

Taiwan External Trade Development Council The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA; ) is a non-profit government co-sponsored trade promotion organization in Taiwan. It was founded in 1970 as China External Trade Development Council (CETRA). However, it changed its English ...

Births

* 4 February –

Sean Lien Sean Lien or Lien Sheng-wen (; Taiwanese: Liân sìng-bûn; born February 4, 1970) is a member of the Central Standing Committee of the Kuomintang of the Republic of China (Taiwan). He is co-founder of Evenstar Capital and he previously serve ...

, candidate of

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

Taipei City Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the Capital city, capital and a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Regions of Taiwan, Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of t ...

for the 2014 municipal election * 23 April –

Wu Yi-chen Wu Yi-chen (; born 23 April 1970) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician. Early life She was born Wu Mei-hui and attended National Taiwan University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in law before obtaining an LL.M from National Chiao Tung Uni ...

, member of

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...

(2012-2016) * 28 May –

Chang Hsiu-ching Chang Hsiu-ching (; Tâi-lô: Tiunn Siù-khing born 28 May 1970) is a Taiwanese Hokkien pop singer known for her love songs. She won the 1994 Golden Melody Award for Best Dialect Female Artist. References External links

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, singer * 29 June – Chang Ting, actress * 30 June –

Chen Jiunn-ming Chen may refer to: People *Chen (surname) (陳 / 陈), a common Chinese surname * Chen (singer) (born 1992), member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO * Chen Chen (born 1989), Chinese-American poet * (), a Hebrew first name or surname: * ...

, football player and manager * 5 September –

Wu Pao-chun Wu Pao-chun (, born 5 September 1970) is a Taiwanese baker best known for winning the title of Master Baker in the bread category of the 2010 Bakery Masters competition held in Paris. Wu is also known for a rose-lychee bread he created which in ...

, baker * 17 September –

Isabelle Cheng Isabelle Cheng (), also known as Cheng Nian-tzu, was an intelligence agent for the National Security Bureau (Republic of China), National Security Bureau of Taiwan. She came to public attention when her relationship with Donald Keyser, an offici ...

, spy * 24 October –

Ying Wei-min Ying Wei-min (; born 24 October 1970) is a Taiwanese actor and singer. He is the lead singer of an indie nakasi rock band, , which he founded in 1995. The band began with an emphasis on noise music, and shifted in style throughout the years. On s ...

, actor and singer * 27 October –

Tarcy Su Tarcy Su (; born 27 October 1970) is a Taiwanese singer and actress who was most popular in the 1990s during her recording career with Rock Records. She has released three albums since 2002. In 2021, she was nominated for Best Female Mandarin ...

, singer and actress

Deaths

* 23 March –

Kao Ping-tse Kao Ping-tse (; 23 December 1888 – 23 March 1970) was a Chinese astronomer. He was entirely self-taught in this field. The crater Kao on the Moon is named in his honor. Kao was born in Shanghai. His father was a revolutionary, a Jǔrén 舉 ...

, 82, astronomer.

References

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