Events from the year 2004 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 93 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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Chen Shui-bian Chen Shui-bian (; born 12 October 1950) is a retired Taiwanese politician and lawyer who served as the president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2000 to 2008. Chen was the first president from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) whic ...

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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Annette Lu Annette Lu Hsiu-lien (; born 7 June 1944) is a Taiwanese politician. A feminist active in the tangwai movement, she joined the Democratic Progressive Party in 1990, and was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1992. Subsequently, she served as Ta ...

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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Yu Shyi-kun You Si-kun (; born 25 April 1948), also romanized Yu Shyi-kun, is a Taiwanese politician serving as a member and the president of the Legislative Yuan. He was one of the founding members of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), and is known ...

* Vice Premier –

Lin Hsin-i Lin Hsin-i (; born 2 December 1946) is a Taiwanese businessman. He served in the Democratic Progressive Party administration as Minister of Economic Affairs between 2000 and 2002, then as Vice Premier between 2002 and 2004. In November 2005, ...

Yeh Chu-lan Yeh Chu-lan (; born 1949) is a Taiwanese politician. She served as acting mayor of Kaohsiung and Vice Premier of the Republic of China. Career Yeh worked in advertising for seventeen years prior to entering politics after her husband, Cheng Na ...

Events

February

* 1 February – The upgrade of Van Nung Institute of Technology in Zhongli City,

Taoyuan County Taoyuan County () is under the administration of Changde, Hunan, Hunan Province, China. The Yuan River, a tributary of the Yangtze, flows through Taoyuan. It covers an area of 4441 square kilometers, of which is arable land. It is from Zhangji ...

Vanung University Vanung University (VNU; ) is a private university in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Vanung University offers a wide range of academic programs, including undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, engineering ...

. * 28 February –

228 Hand-in-Hand Rally The 228 Hand-in-Hand rally was a Demonstration (people), demonstration in the form of a human chain (politics), human chain held in Taiwan on February 28, 2004, the 57th anniversary of the February 28 Incident. Approximately two million (estimat ...

March

* 9 March – The opening of

Chiayi Municipal Museum The Chiayi Municipal Museum () is a museum in East District, Chiayi, East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. History The founding of the museum was a collective community effort in the hope to establish a cultural public space for all of the residen ...

in East District,

Chiayi City Chiayi (, Taiwanese Hokkien, Taigi Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Ka-gī''; ), officially known as Chiayi City, is a Provincial city (Taiwan), city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Formerly called ''Kagee'' during the late Qing dynasty and ...

. * 10 March – The establishment of

National Airborne Service Corps The National Airborne Service Corps (NASC; ) is the sole agency of the Republic of China (Taiwan) that operates aircraft and helicopters besides military and paramilitary units. The agency is responsible for executing and providing aerial supp ...

of the

Ministry of the Interior An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs. Lists of current ministries of internal affairs Named "ministry" * Ministry ...

. * 19 March –

3-19 shooting incident The March 19 shooting incident (), also known as the 319 incident, was an assassination attempt on President Chen Shui-bian Chen Shui-bian (; born 12 October 1950) is a retired Taiwanese politician and lawyer who served as the president of ...

, an assassination attempt on

and

Tainan City Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" for its over 200 years of hist ...

. * 20 March **

2004 Republic of China presidential election Presidential elections were held in Taiwan on 20 March 2004. A 2004 ROC referendum, consultative referendum took place on the same day regarding relations with the People's Republic of China. President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette L ...

took place and

won the election, compiling 50.11% of the popular vote. ** 2004 Republic of China referendum. * 21 March – The opening of

Changhua City Library The Changhua City Library () is a public library in Changhua City, Changhua County, Taiwan. History The library was inaugurated on 21 March 2004. Transportation The library is accessible within walking distance south east of Changhua Station of ...

Changhua County Changhua County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''Zhānghuà Xiàn''; Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴ Hsien⁴''; Hokkien POJ: ''Chiang-hòa-koān'' or ''Chiong-hòa-koān'') is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest ...

April

* 1 April ** The merging between West District and Central District to form the

West Central District West Central District () is a District (Taiwan), district located in the center of Tainan City, Taiwan. It is home to 76,983 people. History The district was founded on 1 January 2004, which merged with West District and Central District.. ...

. ** The opening of

Chuwan Crab Museum The Chuwan Crab Museum () is a museum about crabs in Zhuwan village, Xiyu Township, Penghu County, Taiwan. The museum was opened on 1 April 2004. It displays various kinds of crabs found around Penghu Islands. See also * List of museums in Tai ...

in Xiyu Township,

Penghu County The Penghu (, Hokkien POJ: ''Phîⁿ-ô͘'' or ''Phêⁿ-ô͘'' ) or Pescadores Islands are an archipelago of 90 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait, located approximately west from the main island of Taiwan, covering an area ...

May

* 1 May – The opening of

Green World Ecological Farm Green World Ecological Farm () is a theme park in Beipu Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan that focuses on ecological education. Covering , the park includes an educational farm, a house, a zoo, and a botanical garden that occupies about and hos ...

in Beipu Township,

Hsinchu County Hsinchu County (Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a county in north-western Taiwan. The population of the county is mainly Hakka; with a Taiwanese aboriginal minority in the southeastern part of the county. Zhubei is the county capital, where ...

. * 8 May – 15th Golden Melody Awards in

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 ...

. * 20 May – The swearing in of the second term of President

June

* 1 June ** The establishment of

CTV MyLife CTV Classic (), formerly known as CTV MyLife (), is a digital television channel operated by China Television (CTV) in Taiwan. See also * Media of Taiwan The mass media in Taiwan is considered to be one of the freest and most competitive in Asia. ...

. ** The establishment of

TTV Family TTV Family () is a digital television channel operated by Taiwan Television (TTV) in Taiwan 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 ...

July

* 1 July ** The establishment of

Bureau of Energy The Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs (BOE; ) is the administrative agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for energy-related affairs. History The BOE was originally established as ...

. ** The establishment of CTV News Channel. ** The establishment of Financial Supervisory Commission. ** The establishment of PTS2. * 4 July – The establishment of the Formosa Party.

August

* 1 August – The establishment of Kao Fong College in Changzhi Township,

Pingtung County Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pin ...

. * 7 August – The opening of

Puppetry Art Center of Taipei The Puppetry Art Center of Taipei (PACT; ) is an arts center in Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. History In 1998, Lin Ching-fu, chairperson of the Taiyuan Arts and Culture Foundation, donated his personal collection of puppets which he had be ...

in Songshan District,

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...

. * 13 August – The founding of

Runewaker Entertainment Runewaker Entertainment () is a Taiwanese video game company. It was established on August 13, 2004 in Taichung, Taiwan. The company has developed a MMORPG game, ''Runes of Magic''. Runes of Magic Runes of Magic was the first game developed by Ru ...

Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Taiw ...

. * 17–27 August – Typhoon Aere.

September

* 1 September – The establishment of

TTV Finance TTV Finance () is a digital television channel operated by Taiwan Television (TTV) in Taiwan 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 ...

. * 29 September – The opening of

Xiaobitan Branch Line The Taipei Metro Xiaobitan Branch Line is a high-capacity, elevated branch line of the Songshan–Xindian line The Songshan–Xindian or Green line (code G) is a metro line in Taipei operated by Taipei Metro, named after the districts it connect ...

Taipei Metro Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei City, New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the State-owned enterprise, government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation ...

October

* 1–3 October – The 1st Taiwan Youth Day.

November

* 19 November – The opening of

Miramar Entertainment Park Miramar Entertainment Park () is a shopping mall located in the Dazhi area in Zhongshan District of Taipei, Taiwan. The shopping mall contains an IMAX theater. With 28m × 21m dimensions, its movie screen is the largest in Asia for screening co ...

in Zhongshan District, Taipei. * 21 November – The start of 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship. * 21–27 November – Taiwan hosted the

2004 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup The FIBA Asia Stanković Cup 2004 served as the qualifying tournament for the 2005 FIBA Asia Championship. This competition is distinct from the Stanković Cup intercontinental tournament attended by teams outside the FIBA Asia zone. Qualificati ...

Qatar national basketball team The Qatar national basketball team represents Qatar in international basketball competitions. It is administrated by the Qatar Basketball Federation. ( ar, الاتحاد القطري لكرة السلة) The team won two bronze medals at the Asi ...

won the competition.

December

* 1 December – The renaming of Keelung City Cultural Center to

Keelung Cultural Center The Keelung Cultural Center () is a cultural center in Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan. History The cultural center was inaugurated on 27 August 1985 as the Keelung City Cultural Center. On 1 December 2004, the cultural center was renamed ...

. * 11 December ** 2004 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary **

2004 Republic of China legislative election The 2004 Taiwanese legislative election was held on 11 December 2004. All 225 seats of the Legislative Yuan were up for election: 168 elected by single non-transferable vote, 41 elected through proportional representation, party-list Proportio ...

was held and

won the popular vote of the election. * 18 December – 11,551 residents of Kaohsiung City set a world record: longest time to play two songs without stopping. * 28 December – The opening of

YM Oceanic Culture and Art Museum The YM Oceanic Culture and Art Museum () or Yang Ming Oceanic Culture and Art Museum (OCAM) is a museum about oceanic culture and art in Ren'ai District, Keelung, Taiwan. History The museum building was originally constructed in 1915 during ...

in Ren'ai District,

Keelung Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with its neighbors, New Taipe ...

Deaths

* 3 March –

Wei Yung Wei Yung (; 5 May 1936 – 3 March 2004) was a Taiwanese politician. He served as the Minister of the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission The Research, Development and Evaluation Commission (RDEC; ) was a branch of the Executive Yu ...

, 67, Minister of

Research, Development and Evaluation Commission The Research, Development and Evaluation Commission (RDEC; ) was a branch of the Executive Yuan of the Taiwan (ROC). The commission was responsible for policy research and development, policy planning, policy supervision and evaluation, government ...

(1976-1988). *6 April – , suicide by hanging. * 14 August – , 23, Taiwanese model, suicide by jumping. * 15 December –

Chiang Fang-liang Faina Chiang Fang-liang (, born Faina Ipat'evna Vakhreva (russian: Фаина Ипатьевна Вахрева, be, Фаіна Іпацьеўна Вахрава; 15 May 1916 – 15 December 2004) was the First Lady of the Republic of China ...

, 88, First Lady (1978–1988), lung cancer.

References

External links

Year 2004 Calendar - Taiwan
{{DEFAULTSORT:2004 In The Republic Of China Years of the 21st century in Taiwan