Events from the year 1986 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 75 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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

– Lee Teng-hui * Premier –

Yu Kuo-hwa Yu Kuo-hwa () (January 10, 1914 – October 4, 2000) was the Premier of the Republic of China from 1984 to 1989. Biography He was born on 10 January 1914 in Fenghua, Ningbo, Zhejiang, Republic of China, China. He studied for degrees at Harvard ...

* Vice Premier –

Lin Yang-kang Lin Yang-kang ( ; 10 June 1927 – 13 April 2013) was a Taiwanese politician. He was born at Sun Moon Lake during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. Some thought he might be Chiang Ching-kuo's successor as head of the Kuomintang (KMT), but after fai ...

Events

January

* 1 January – The establishment of

National Museum of Natural Science The National Museum of Natural Science () is a national museum in North District, Taichung, Taiwan. Overview The museum covers and is a six-venue complex housing: the Space Theater, Science Center, Life Science Hall, Human Cultures Hall, G ...

in North District,

Taichung City 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 Tai ...

March

* 30 March – The founding of

Hitron The Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) is an Armed helicopter, armed United States Coast Guard helicopter squadron (aviation), squadron specializing in Airborne Use of Force (AUF) and drug-interdiction missions. It is based at Ceci ...

August

* 1 August – The opening of

National Open University National Open University (NOU; ) is an open university in Luzhou District, New Taipei, Taiwan. History National Open University was established on 1 August 1986. The opening ceremony and first year courses started in November 1986. Although the ...

in Luzhou City,

Taipei County New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, b ...

September

* 19 September – The completion of Yunlin Prison expansion in

Huwei Township Huwei Township () is an urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population of about 70,269. Name In the 17th century, during the Dutch era, '' Favorolang'' was one of the largest and most powerful aboriginal villages in Taiwan. The ...

Yunlin County Yunlin County ( Mandarin pinyin: ''Yúnlín Xiàn''; Taigi POJ: ''Hûn-lîm-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Yùn-lìm-yen'') is a county in western Taiwan. Yunlin County borders the Taiwan Strait to the west, Nantou County to the east, Changhua County ...

. * 26 September – The closing of Sankuaicuo Station in

Sanmin District Sanmin District () is a district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History During the Ming dynasty, the Wang, Tsai, and Cheng families built houses in the area to farm the land. The area was thus named ''Sankuaicu'' (). After the handover of Taiwan fro ...

Kaohsiung City Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohs ...

. * 28 September – The founding of Democratic Progressive Party.

November

* 28 November ** The start of operation of

Canadian Trade Office in Taipei The Canadian Trade Office in Taipei (CTOT; french: Bureau commercial du Canada à Taipei; ) is Canada's trade office in Taiwan, which functions as a ''de facto'' embassy in the absence of official diplomatic relations in which Canada recognized t ...

Taipei City 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 ...

. ** The reestablishment of

Taroko National Park Taroko National Park () is one of the nine national parks in Taiwan and was named after the Taroko Gorge, the landmark gorge of the park carved by the Liwu River. The park spans Taichung Municipality, Nantou County, and Hualien County and is lo ...

December

* 6 December – 1986 Republic of China National Assembly and legislative election.

Births

* 4 January –

Cheng Shao-chieh Cheng Shao-chieh (; born 4 January 1986) is a badminton player from Taiwan. Cheng played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics for the Republic of China as Chinese Taipei. In women's singles, she defeated Ling Wan Ting of Hong Kong and Jun Jae ...

, badminton athlete * 20 January –

Genie Chuo Genie Chuo (; born 20 January 1986) is a Taiwanese singer, actress and television host. Life and career Chuo won several karaoke competitions when she was a first year in the Taipei County Fuho Junior High School. After a number of lessons a ...

, singer and actress * 19 February –

Amber Kuo Kuo Tsai-chieh (, born 19 February 1986), also known as Amber Kuo, is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Career Kuo made her debut in the music video of "我們小時候" (When We Were Young) by Taiwanese singer Tank. She was also featured in St ...

, singer and actress * 5 March – Chang Tsai-hsing, actor * 8 March –

Amanda Chu Amanda Chu (; born 8 March 1986) is a Taiwanese actress. She married in 2011. Later that year, she won the Golden Bell Award for Best Supporting Actress. Selected filmography *'' My Queen'' (2009) *'' Autumn's Concerto'' (2009–2010) *''The F ...

, actress * 7 May –

Pai Hsiao-ma Pai Hsiao-ma (; born 7 May 1986), formerly known as Pai Min-jie, is a Taiwanese badminton player. She competed at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Asian Games. Achievements Summer Universiade ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' World Univer ...

, badminton athlete * 12 June –

Alicia Liu Alicia Liu () was born in Taoyuan County (now Taoyuan City), Taiwan on 12 June 1986. She is a Taiwanese model and television personality, sometimes known by the nickname Xiao Ai. Liu was assigned male at birth, but underwent sex reassignment sur ...

, model and television personality * 8 July – Chloe Wang, actress, singer and host * 5 August – Chang Cheng-wei, baseball player * 6 October –

Chiang Ming-han Chiang Ming-han (; born 6 October 1986) is a Taiwanese footballer who currently plays as a defender for the national and club level. References 1986 births Living people Taiwanese men's footballers Chinese Taipei men's international ...

, football athlete * 12 November –

Evan Yo Tsai Min-you (born 12 November 1986), better known as Evan Yo, is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer-songwriter. He was signed by his management company at 14 and has been signed by Sony Music Taiwan since 2006. He has released four albums and was nomin ...

, singer-songwriter * 26 December – Tseng Li-cheng, taekwondo athlete

Deaths

* 25 February – Tu Tsung-ming, 92, pharmacologist.

References

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