Events from the year 1992 in Taiwan,
Republic of China
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. This year is numbered Minguo 81 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents
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President
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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), President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under Constitution of the Republic of China, the 1947 C ...
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Vice President
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Li Yuan-tsu
Lee Yuan-tsu (; 24 September 1923 — 8 March 2017), was a Kuomintang politician who served under Lee Teng-hui as the eighth Vice President of the Republic of China. He was of Hakka ancestry.
Early life
His family was Hakka had origin in Meixi ...
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Premier
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Hau Pei-tsun
Hau Pei-tsun (, 8 August 1919 – 30 March 2020) was a Chinese politician and military officer who was the Premier of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1 June 1990 to 27 February 1993, and the longest-serving Chief of the General Staff of the R ...
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Vice Premier –
Shih Chi-yang
Shih Chi-yang ( ; 5 May 1935 – 5 May 2019) was a Taiwanese politician. He was Vice Premier of the Republic of China from 1988 to 1993 and convener of the Executive Yuan's Mainland Affairs Committee, which was established in 1988, and beca ...
Events
January
* 1 January – The establishment of
Institute of Yilan County History in
Yilan City
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,
Yilan County.
* 27 January – The establishment of
Fair Trade Commission.
February
* 12 February – The operation commencement of
Cosmos Bank
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.
* 25 February – The establishment of
Taishin International Bank.
April
* 28–29 April –
Taiwan McDonald's bombings
The Taiwan McDonald's bombings () occurred on April 28 and 29, 1992. Bombs were planted in or near various McDonald's restaurant franchises in Taiwan. The bombings – part of an extortion attempt – caused the death of a policeman and injuries ...
.
July
* 31 July – The passing of
.
August
* 1 August – The disestablishment of
Taiwan Garrison Command
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.
* 23 August – The termination of
diplomatic relation with
South Korea
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.
September
* 10 September – The upgrade of
Puzi
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History
The settlement was formerly called ''Pho-a-kha'' () in Hokkien. In 1920, during Japanese rule ...
from
township
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to
county-administered city
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.
October
* 5 October – The opening of
Central Signal Station
Central Signal () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) South-link line located in Shizi Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. The site is located outside the west gate of the Central Tunnel.
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The station ...
of
Taiwan Railways Administration
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in
Shizi Township,
Pingtung County
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.
November
* 7 November – The abolishment of Battle Field Administration.
December
* 19 December – The
1992 Republic of China legislative election.
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Births
* 15 February –
Cheng I-ching
Cheng I-ching (; born 15 February 1992) is a Taiwanese table tennis player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, in which she was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Li Xiaoxia, and as part of the Chinese Taipei ...
, table tennis player
* 16 February –
Nono Ku, actress and model
* 23 February –
Wei Chen-yang
Wei Chen-yang (; born 23 February 1992 in Nantou County) is a Taiwanese retired taekwondo practitioner. He competed in the 58 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; he defeated Le Huynh Chau in the preliminary round and was eliminated by Alexe ...
, taekwondo athlete
* 2 March –
Lai Pin-yu, cosplayer and member-elect of
Legislative Yuan
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* 9 March –
Dewi Chien
Dewi Chien (born 9 March 1992) is a Taiwanese singer and actress. She is member of musical duo Dears. She is known for her role as Tao Min-min in the 2015 film ''Our Times''.
Filmography Television series
* '' The Devil Punisher'' (2020) as S ...
, singer
* 30 April –
Chen Hao-wei
Chen Hao-wei (; born 30 April 1992) is a Taiwanese professional footballer who currently plays as a center forward for Taiwan Football Premier League club Taichung Futuro.
Club career Eastern
On 17 July 2019, Eastern unveiled Chen as one of ...
, football player
* 28 September –
Chen Ting-yang
Chen Ting-Yang (; born 28 September 1992) is a Taiwanese footballer who currently plays as a midfielder or a defender for Taiwan Football Premier League club Taichung Futuro.
International career
International goals
:''Scores and results li ...
, football player
* 21 October –
Vivian Sung, actress
* 28 October –
Lo Kuo-hua, baseball player
References
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