Events from the year 1989 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 78 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

* President –

Lee Teng-hui Lee Teng-hui (; 15 January 192330 July 2020) was a Taiwanese statesman and economist who served as President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under the 1947 Constitution and chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1988 to 2000. He was the fir ...

* Vice President – ''vacant'' *

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 ...

– Yu Kuo-hwa, Lee Huan * Vice Premier – Shih Chi-yang

Events

February

* 3 February – The founding of Peasant Party.

March

* 8 March – The establishment of EVA Air. * 23 March – The establishment of Taiwan Lighting Fixture Export Association.

July

* 1 July – The establishment of National Chung Cheng University in Minxiong Township, Chiayi County. * 5 July – The opening of Fortune Junior College of Industry in

Cishan Township Cishan District (also spelled Qishan; ) is a suburban district in northeastern Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It has a area of 94.61 square kilometers, or 36.53 square miles. The population of Cishan is 34,863 as of May 2022. It is the 19th most populous ...

Kaohsiung County Kaohsiung County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was located in Fongshan City. History Kaohsiung County was established on 6 December 1945 on the territory of Takao Prefecture () shortly after the end of W ...

. * 8 July – The opening of

Formosa Fun Coast Formosa Fun Coast (, also known as ) was a theme park in Bali District, New Taipei, Taiwan. It closed in the aftermath of 2015 New Taipei water park fire. History The theme park was constructed in 1989. On 27 June 2015, a fire killed 15 visit ...

in Bali Township, Taipei County. * 20 July – Government of the

establishes diplomatic relations with

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September

* 10 September – The landfall of Typhoon Sarah.

October

* 2 October – Government of the

resumes diplomatic relations with

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. * 13 October – Government of the

establishes diplomatic relations with Belize. * 26 October – The crash of China Airlines Flight 204 in Hualien County.

December

* 3 December – 1989 Republic of China legislative election.

Births

* 23 January –

Yani Tseng Yani Tseng (; born 23 January 1989) is a Taiwanese professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and was ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Ranki ...

, professional golfer * 28 April –

Annie Chen Annie Chen Ting-ni (; born 28 April 1989) is a Taiwanese actress, host and model. She was the first person to win at the Kaiwo Phantasy Star Catwalk Girl modeling contest in 2007.

, model and actress * 13 May – Chuang Chia-chia, taekwondo athlete * 11 August – Gui Gui, singer and actress * 17 August – Chan Yung-jan, tennis athlete * 26 August –

Tan Wen-lin Tan Wen-lin (; born 26 August 1989), or Tan, is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese female football player. In April 2010, she passed Real Valladolid Femenino's tryout and signed with the Spanish club with compatriot Chen Hsiao-chuan. She also had a ...

, football player * 23 October –

Chan Che-Yuan Chan Che-yuan (; born 23 October 1989) is a Taiwanese footballer who currently plays for the National Sports Training Center football team in Taiwan as an attacking midfielder. International career Chan played his first international game with t ...

, football athlete

References

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