Events from the year 1987 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 76 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 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 t ...

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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 ...

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 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, China. He studied for degrees at Harvard University and the ...

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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 ...

Lien Chan Lien Chan (; born 27 August 1936) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Chairman of the Taiwan Provincial Government from 1990 to 1993, Premier of the Republic of China from 1993 to 1997, Vice President of the Republic of China from 1996 to 20 ...

Events

March

* 7 March – 1987 Lieyu Massacre in

Kinmen County Kinmen, alternatively known as Quemoy, is a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China (Taiwan), off the southeastern coast of mainland China. It lies roughly east of the city of Xiamen in Fujian, from which it is separate ...

June

* 8 June -

and his wife visit

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

. * 12 June - Yu Kuo-hwa and his wife left Singapore.

July

* 1 July – The establishment of

National College of Physical Education and Sports The National Taiwan Sport University (NTSU; ) is a public university specialized in sports in Taoyuan, Taiwan. History NTSU was originally established as National College of Physical Education and Sports on 1 July 1987. On 1 February 2008, th ...

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 ...

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Martial law Martial law is the imposition of direct military control of normal civil functions or suspension of civil law by a government, especially in response to an emergency where civil forces are overwhelmed, or in an occupied territory. Use Marti ...

lifted by President Chiang Ching-kuo.

August

* 1 August – The establishment of

Council of Labor Affairs The Ministry of Labor (MOL; ) is a ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan) representing opinions of employees, political and academic circles to review labor policies, laws and regulations, as well as related projects and programs in Taiwan. MO ...

. * 22 August – The renaming of Environmental Protection Bureau to become the Environmental Protection Administration.

Births

* 25 February –

Mai Chia-je Mai Chia-je (; 25 February 1987 – 30 September 2020) was a Taiwanese baseball player who played for Brother Elephants of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. He was a pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitc ...

, baseball player * 8 March – Lin Chih-hsiang, baseball player * 19 March –

Enno Cheng Enno Cheng () is a Taiwanese indie singer-songwriter who is also an author and a film actress. She is currently part of the band Chocolate Tiger (猛虎巧克力) in addition to performing and releasing albums solo. She is the daughter of fil ...

, singer, actress, writer * 24 March –

Eve Ai Eve Ai Yi-liang (; born 24 March 1987) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. She was crowned the winner of Super Idol 5 in 2010. In 2017, she won Best Mandarin Female Singer at the 28th Golden Melody Awards. Discography Studio albums *'' If You ...

, singer and songwriter * 8 April –

Rachel Liang Wen Yin Liang (, Rukai: Leheane Palray; or Rachel Liang born 8 April 1987) is a Taiwanese Mandopop Mandopop or Mandapop refers to Mandarin popular music. The genre has its origin in the jazz-influenced popular music of 1930s Shanghai kno ...

, singer * 10 April –

Sandrine Pinna Sandrine Pinna (; born 10 April 1987) is a Taiwanese actress who started her career as a child actress and appeared in many advertisements. Early life Sandrine Pinna was born on 10 April 1987 to a Taiwanese mother and a French father. Her fath ...

, actress * 2 May –

Esther Yang Esther Yang (born Yang Yung-tsun; ) is a Taiwanese actress. Filmography Television series References External links * * 1987 births 21st-century Taiwanese actresses Actresses from Taipei Living people {{Taiwan-actor-stub ...

, actress * 15 May – Chang Chih-hao, baseball player * 25 May –

Jenna Wang Jenna Wang or Wang Szu-ping () is a Taiwanese actress. Filmography Television series Films * ''Gangster Rock'' (2010) * ''War Game 229'' (2011) * ''Open! Open!'' (2015) * ''Oh, Pretty Woman'' (2018) References External links * * ...

, actress * 23 August –

Tsai Yi-chen Tsai Yi-chen (), born 23 August 1987, stage named Wu Xiong (五熊). She is a Taiwanese actress who is best known for her minor performance in Taiwanese series, KO One, as Tsai Wu Xiong, and for her lead performance in ''Summer x Summer'' as ...

, actress * 17 September –

Yang Ko-han Yang Ko-han (; 17 September 1987 – 18 July 2015) was a Taiwanese actress and producer. Born Yang Jiayu (楊家瑜), she was also known by the stage names White Rabbit, Yang Hsin-chiao (楊芯喬), and Yang Ko-fan (楊可凡). She started her e ...

, actress and producer * 9 October – Emily Hung, actress * 13 October –

Teresa Lu Teresa Lu (born 13 October 1987) is a Taiwanese professional golfer. Lu played on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour in 2006 and 2007, on the LPGA Tour from 2006 to 2010 and on the LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA) since 2010. She won the Mizuno Classic in 20 ...

, golf athlete * 2 November –

Lin Chiung-ying Lin Chiung-ying (; born 2 November 1987) is a Taiwanese football and futsal player. She comes from Amis tribe and usually plays as a defender. Her sister Lin Man-ting is also footballer. In July 2009, Lin and national teammates Tseng Shu-o an ...

, football and futsal player * 13 November – Lu Hsueh-mei, softball athlete * 15 November –

Mini Tsai Flo Tsai Huang-ru (; born 15 November 1987) is a Taiwanese actress, singer and television host. She made her television debut as a host of the long-running video gaming show ''GameGX''. She has since appeared in several films and television seri ...

, singer * 20 November –

Andrea Chen Andrea Chen (; born 20 November 1987) is a Taiwanese actress and model. She graduated from National Taiwan University. Chen has been dubbed "Little Vivian Chow" by the Taiwanese media due to her resemblance to the Hong Kong actress and singer. ...

, model and actress * 22 November – Yeh Tzu-cheng, swimming athlete

Deaths

* 17 January –

Gu Zhutong GU, Gu, or gu may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Gu (instrument), Chinese drums ** Bangu (drum) () or Gu (), a Chinese "flowerpot" drum * ''Global Underground'', an electronic dance music compilation series Other media * GU Comics, an o ...

, Chief of the General Staff (1948–1950). * 21 October –

He Yingqin He Yingqin, (; April 2, 1890 – October 21, 1987) also Ho Ying-chin, was a politician and one of the most senior generals of the Kuomintang (KMT) during Republic of China, and a close ally of Chiang Kai-shek. Early years A native of Guizhou, H ...

, general.

References

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