Events from the year 2009 in Taiwan,

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

. This year is numbered Minguo 98 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

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Ma Ying-jeou Ma Ying-jeou ( zh, t=馬英九; pinyin: ''Mǎ Yīngjiǔ''; ; born 13 July 1950) is a Taiwanese politician, lawyer, and legal scholar who served as the sixth president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT ...

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Vincent Siew Siew Wan-chang (; born 3 January 1939), known also by his English name Vincent Siew, is a Taiwanese politician who served as the ninth vice president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2008 to 2012. He was the first Taiwanese-born Prem ...

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 govern ...

– Liu Chao-shiuan,

Wu Den-yih Wu Den-yih ( Chinese: 吳敦義, born 30 January 1948) is a Taiwanese politician. He graduated from National Taiwan University and worked as a journalist before beginning a career in politics with a 1973 appointment to the Taipei City Council. ...

* Vice Premier – Paul Chiu,

Eric Chu Eric Li-luan Chu (; born on 7 June 1961) is a Taiwanese politician, statistician, and academic who is currently the Chairman of the Kuomintang, chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT). Born into a political family with strong ties to the Kuomintan ...

Events

January

* 1 January – The official adaptation of

Hanyu Pinyin Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, officially the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese. ''Hanyu'' () literally means ' Han language'—that is, the Chinese language—while ''pinyin'' literally ...

in Taiwan. * 18 January, the government, in more than 14,000 offices in all administrative regions of the country, to every citizen issued a total of 3,600 yuan worth of consumer vouchers per person.()

March

* 31 March – The establishment of the Communist Party of the Republic of China.

May

* 23–24 May – 2009 Asian Judo Championships in

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July

* 4 July – The opening of Neihu Line of

Taipei Metro Taipei Metro (also known as Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and branded as Metro Taipei) is a rapid transit system operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation serving the capital Taipei and New Taipei City in Taiwan. It was the first rapi ...

. * 16 July – The inauguration of Taichung LNG Terminal in

Wuqi District Wuqi District () is a coastal suburban District (Taiwan), district in southern Taichung, Taiwan. The Port of Taichung is in Wuqi District. History After the Retrocession Day, handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China (1912–1949) ...

Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: '), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in central Taiwan. Taichung is Taiwan's second-largest city, with more than 2.85 million residents, making it the largest city in Ce ...

. * 16–26 July – World Games 2009 in

Kaohsiung City Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of ...

. * 20 July – The name restoration for

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall ( zh, t=中正紀念堂, p=zhōngzhèng jìniàntáng, poj=Tiong-chèng-kí-liām-tn̂g) is a national monument and tourist attraction erected in memory of Chiang Kai-shek, former President of the Republic of C ...

in Taipei. * 26 July – 2009 Kuomintang chairmanship election. * 27 July – The opening of Qishan Train Station in

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 ...

August

* 7 August –

Typhoon Morakot Typhoon Morakot, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Kiko, was the wettest and deadliest typhoon to impact Taiwan in recorded history. The eighth named storm and fourth typhoon of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season, Morakot wrought catastrophic d ...

hits

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

, killing 500 and stranding more than 1,000 via the worst flooding on the island in half a century. * 19 August – The opening of

Taipei Bus Station The Taipei Bus Station () is a multi-use complex located next to Taipei Station in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiw ...

in Taipei. * 19–22 August – The 4th Taiwan Youth Day.

September

* 5–15 September –

2009 Summer Deaflympics The 2009 Summer Deaflympics (), officially known as the 21st Summer Deaflympics was an international multi-sport event from 5 to 15 September 2009 in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China). It was the third Summer Deaflympics to be held in the Asi ...

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. * 11 September – The former Taiwanese President

Chen Shui-bian Chen Shui-bian ( zh, t=陳水扁; born 12 October 1950) is a Taiwanese former politician and lawyer who served as the fifth president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2000 to 2008. Chen was the first president from the Democratic Progres ...

received a

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and was fined NT$200 millionWeiyi Lim, Janet On
"Taiwan Ex-President Chen Sentenced to Life for Graft"
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9/11/2009'' (

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6.13 million) on charges of embezzlement, taking bribes, and money laundering, involving a total of US$15 million (NT$490 million) while in office from 2000 to 2008.No byline
"Taiwan ex-leader jailed for life"
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, 9/11/2009'' Supporters of Chen contended that the prosecution was politically motivated.Taiwan ex-president Chen given life term for graft
/ref> Chen is the first ROC president to receive a prison sentence. * 27 September – The opening of Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiung.

November

* 22 November – The opening of Black Bat Squadron Memorial Hall in East District, Hsinchu City. * 28 November – The establishment of CTi Entertainment.

December

* 11 December – The opening of Qsquare in Datong District, Taipei. * 19 December – The 6.4 Hualien earthquake shook the coast of

Hualien County Hualien () is a County (Taiwan), county on the east coast of Taiwan. It is Taiwan's largest county by area, yet due to its mountainous terrain, has one of the lowest populations in the country. The county seat and largest city is Hualien City. Hu ...

with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (''Strong''), causing some damage and 14 injuries. * 20 December – Fourth Chen-Chiang summit in

Deaths

* 4 January – Hsieh Yue-hsia, 65, actress. * 3 February ** Henry Hsu, 96, Chinese-born Taiwanese athlete and politician, MLY (1973–1987), heart failure. **

Sheng-yen Sheng Yen (), born Zhang Baokang (), (January 22, 1931 – February 3, 2009) was a Taiwanese Buddhist monk, religious scholar, and writer. He was one of the mainstream teachers of Chan Buddhism. He was a 57th generational dharma heir of Linji ...

, 79, Chinese-born Taiwanese

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Zen master, kidney disease. * 7 March – Chan Yun, 93, Taiwanese Buddhist monk and teacher of

meditation Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique to train attention and awareness and detach from reflexive, "discursive thinking", achieving a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state, while not judging the meditat ...

. * 6 April – A-Sun, 34, Taiwanese singer and songwriter,

breast cancer Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a Breast lump, lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, Milk-rejection sign, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipp ...

. * 26 August – Lin Hui-kuan, 51, Taiwanese trade unionist and politician, MLY (2002–2008),

sepsis Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs. This initial stage of sepsis is followed by suppression of the immune system. Common signs and s ...

. * 12 September – Danny Pang, 42, Taiwanese-born American

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manager.

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