Events from the year 2004 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 93 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

* President –

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 ...

–

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 –

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 know ...

* 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 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 Zhangjiang To ...

to Vanung University. * 28 February – 228 Hand-in-Hand Rally.

March

* 9 March – The opening of Chiayi Municipal Museum in East District,

Chiayi City Chiayi (, Taigi POJ: ''Ka-gī''; ), officially known as Chiayi City, is a city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Formerly called ''Kagee'' during the late Qing dynasty and ''Kagi'' during the Japanese era (), its historical name ...

. * 10 March – The establishment of National Airborne Service Corps of the Ministry of the Interior. * 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 and Vice President Annette Lu while they were campaigning in Tainan, Taiwan on 19 March 2004, the day before Taiwan's pres ...

, an assassination attempt on

and

in Tainan City. * 20 March **

2004 Republic of China presidential election Presidential elections were held in Taiwan on 20 March 2004. A 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 Lu of the Democratic ...

took place and

won the election, compiling 50.11% of the popular vote. **

2004 Republic of China referendum A nationwide consultative referendum (全國性公民投票) was held in Taiwan on 20 March 2004 to coincide with the 2004 presidential election. Voters were asked two questions regarding the relationship between Taiwan (ROC) and China (PRC), ...

. * 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 small ...

April

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

West Central District West Central District () is a 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.. This district was t ...

in Tainan City. ** The opening of Chuwan Crab Museum 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 in Beipu Township, Hsinchu County. * 8 May –

15th Golden Melody Awards The 15th Golden Melody Awards were held on 8 May 2004 outside the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. Overseas guests included Korean artists, BoA, Kangta and TVXQ of SM Entertainment, Tata Young and Tsubasa Imai. Summary Jay Chou's fourt ...

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 ...

. * 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.

July

* 1 July ** The establishment of Bureau of Energy. ** 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. * 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 ...

. * 13 August – The founding of Runewaker Entertainment in

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 Ta ...

. * 17–27 August – Typhoon Aere.

September

* 1 September – The establishment of TTV Finance. * 29 September – The opening of Xiaobitan Branch Line of

Taipei Metro Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, which also operates the Maokong Gondo ...

October

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

November

* 19 November – The opening of Miramar Entertainment Park in Zhongshan District, Taipei. * 21 November – The start of

2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship The 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship was the fifth FIFA Futsal World Championship, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was held between 21 November and ...

. * 21–27 November – Taiwan hosted the 2004 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup. Qatar national basketball team won the competition.

December

* 1 December – The renaming of Keelung City Cultural Center to Keelung Cultural Center. * 11 December ** 2004 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary ** 2004 Republic of China legislative election 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 in Ren'ai District, Keelung.

Deaths

* 3 March – Wei Yung, 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, 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 Republic of China