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Dutch Formosa
The Dutch EmpireDutch Empire
The Dutch Empire consisted of the overseas territories controlled by the Dutch Republic and later, the modern Netherlands from the 17th to the 20th century. The Dutch followed Portugal and Spain in establishing an overseas colonial empire, but based on military conquest of already-existing...
, during the period of the Dutch United Provinces
Dutch Republic
The Dutch Republic — officially known as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands , the Republic of the United Netherlands, or the Republic of the Seven United Provinces — was a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795, preceding the Batavian Republic and ultimately...
and under the auspices of the Dutch East India Company
Dutch East India Company
The Dutch East India Company was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia...
(VOC), attempted to conquer Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
in 1622. Later they colonized the Pescadores Islands, where they built a fort in Makung
Makung
Makung is the county seat of Penghu, in Taiwan Province, Taiwan . Makung is on the western part of the main Penghu Island....
. In 1624, the Chinese attacked, and the Dutch were driven to Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
(then called Formosa, meaning "beautiful island"). That year they established Fort Zeelandia
Fort Zeelandia (Taiwan)
Fort Zeelandia was a fortress built over ten years from 1624–1634 by the Dutch Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, in the town of Anping on the island of Formosa, present day Taiwan, during their 38-year rule over the western part of it...
on Taiwan's southwest coast. In 1637, the Dutch conqurered Favorolang (present day Huwei
Huwei
Huwei is an urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population of about 67,000. Its seventeenth century name was Favorlang.Huwei was nicknamed the Capital of Sugar during the Japanese era in Taiwan....
). The names listed here are the Dutch governors:
| Name | Served |
|---|---|
| Marten Sonk | 1624-1625 |
| Gerard Frederikszoon de With Gerard Frederikszoon de With Gerard Frederikszoon de With was the second Dutch Governor of Formosa, from 1625 to 1627.-References:... |
1625-1627 |
| Pieter Nuyts Pieter Nuyts Pieter Nuyts or Nuijts was a Dutch explorer, diplomat, and politician.He was part of a landmark expedition of the Dutch East India Company in 1626–27, which mapped the southern coast of Australia. He became the Dutch ambassador to Japan in 1627, and he was appointed Governor of Formosa in the same... |
1627-1629 |
| Hans Putmans Hans Putmans Hans Putmans was a Dutch explorer.-History:Born in Middelburg, he was the fourth governor of Formosa, which later became known as Taiwan, from 1629–1636, and was based in the southern port of Tainan. While governor, Putmans was defeated at the Battle of Liaoluo Bay on October 22, 1633, by the Ming... |
1627-1636 |
| Johan van der Burg Johan van der Burg Johan van der Burg was the Dutch Governor of Formosa from 1636 to 1640. He died in office on 11 March 1640 and was buried at Fort Zeelandia.-References:... |
1636-1640 |
| Paulus Traudenius Paulus Traudenius Paulus Traudenius was the Dutch Governor of Formosa from 1640 to 1643.Traudenius was a descendant of a family of teachers in Gouda. His grandfather, also Paulus Traudenius, was in 1573 the first rector of the local Latin school after the reformation and had Latinized his original name Trudens to... |
1640-1643 |
| Maximilian le Maire | 1643-1644 |
| François Caron François Caron François Caron was a French Huguenot refugee to the Netherlands who served the Dutch East India Company for 30 years, rising from cabin boy to Director-General at Batavia , only one grade below Governor-General... |
1644-1646 |
| Pieter Anthoniszoon Overtwater Pieter Anthoniszoon Overtwater Pieter Anthonisz Overtwater or over 't Water took service in 1640, before he was a conrector of a school in Hoorn and had no commercial experience. He was the Dutch opperhoofd at Dejima in Japan from October 1642 to August 1643, and again from November 1644 to November 1645... |
1646-1649 |
| Nicolas Verburg Nicolas Verburg Nicolas Verburg was the Dutch Governor of Formosa from 1649 to 1653.-References:... |
1649-1653 |
| Cornelis Caesar Cornelis Caesar Cornelis Caesar was a Dutch merchant and Dutch East India Company official, serving as Governor of Formosa from 1653 to 1656.-Early career:After joining the Dutch East India Company, Caesar arrived for his first position in Batavia in 1629... |
1653-1656 |
| Frederick Coyett Frederick Coyett Frederick Coyett , born in Stockholm or Moscow in 1615?, buried in Amsterdam, October 17, 1687, was a Swedish nobleman and the last colonial governor for the Dutch colony of Formosa... |
1656-1662 |
Spanish FormosaSpanish FormosaSpanish Formosa was a Spanish colony established in the north of Taiwan from 1626 to 1642...
(1626-1642)
In response to the Dutch settlements, the SpanishSpanish Empire
The Spanish Empire comprised territories and colonies administered directly by Spain in Europe, in America, Africa, Asia and Oceania. It originated during the Age of Exploration and was therefore one of the first global empires. At the time of Habsburgs, Spain reached the peak of its world power....
settled at Keelung
Keelung
Keelung City is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. It borders New Taipei and forms the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with the Taipei and New Taipei. Nicknamed the Rainy Port for its frequent rain and maritime role, the city is Taiwan's second largest seaport...
on the northeast coast of the island in 1626 and built Fort San Salvador. Later they built another outpost, Fort San Domingo, at Tamsui in the northwest. In 1629 these forts had a combined total of about 200 Spaniards
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
and 400 Filipinos
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
. By 1635, the Tamsui settlement was abandoned; however, the Keelung settlement remained in Spanish hands until 1642, when a Dutch force of 11 ships and 1,000 men attacked the fort of 446 people. The Spanish surrendered.
Kingdom of TungningKingdom of TungningThe Kingdom of Tungning was a government that ruled Taiwan between 1661 and 1683. A pro-Ming Dynasty state, it was founded by Koxinga after the Ming government in mainland China was replaced by the Manchu-ruled Qing Dynasty...
(1662-1683)
The Southern Ming (Ming DynastyMing Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
loyalists) invaded Taiwan under Koxinga
Koxinga
Koxinga is the customary Western spelling of the popular appellation of Zheng Chenggong , a military leader who was born in 1624 in Hirado, Japan to Zheng Zhilong, a Chinese merchant/pirate, and his Japanese wife and died in 1662 on the island of Formosa .A Ming loyalist and the arch commander of...
, expelling the Dutch and capturing Fort Zeelandia
Fort Zeelandia (Taiwan)
Fort Zeelandia was a fortress built over ten years from 1624–1634 by the Dutch Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, in the town of Anping on the island of Formosa, present day Taiwan, during their 38-year rule over the western part of it...
. They established the Kingdom of Tungning
Kingdom of Tungning
The Kingdom of Tungning was a government that ruled Taiwan between 1661 and 1683. A pro-Ming Dynasty state, it was founded by Koxinga after the Ming government in mainland China was replaced by the Manchu-ruled Qing Dynasty...
.
| King | Reign |
|---|---|
| Zhèng Chénggōng Koxinga Koxinga is the customary Western spelling of the popular appellation of Zheng Chenggong , a military leader who was born in 1624 in Hirado, Japan to Zheng Zhilong, a Chinese merchant/pirate, and his Japanese wife and died in 1662 on the island of Formosa .A Ming loyalist and the arch commander of... (Koxinga Koxinga Koxinga is the customary Western spelling of the popular appellation of Zheng Chenggong , a military leader who was born in 1624 in Hirado, Japan to Zheng Zhilong, a Chinese merchant/pirate, and his Japanese wife and died in 1662 on the island of Formosa .A Ming loyalist and the arch commander of... ) |
1661-1662 |
| Zheng Shixi | 1662 |
| Zheng Jing Zheng Jing Zheng Jing was a seventeenth century Chinese warlord and Ming Dynasty loyalist. He was the eldest son of Koxinga and grandson of pirate-merchant Zheng Zhilong. After the conquest of Taiwan in 1662 by his father, Zheng Jing controlled the military forces in Xiamen and Quemoy on his father's behalf... |
1662-1681 |
| Zheng Kezang | 1681 |
| Zheng Keshuang* | 1681-1683 |
Regent
A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...
of Feng Xifan from 1682 to 1683.
Taiwan under Chinese EmpireTaiwan under Qing Dynasty ruleThe Qing Dynasty ruled Taiwan from 1683 to 1895. The Qing court sent an army led by general Shi Lang and annexed Taiwan in 1683.-History:Qing Emperor Kangxi annexed Taiwan because he wanted to remove the remaining resistance forces against the Qing Dynasty...
(First period, 1683-1721)
- The Qing DynastyQing DynastyThe Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
invaded Taiwan; the Ming rulers surrendered and were expelled.- Kangxi EmperorKangxi EmperorThe Kangxi Emperor ; Manchu: elhe taifin hūwangdi ; Mongolian: Энх-Амгалан хаан, 4 May 1654 –20 December 1722) was the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the first to be born on Chinese soil south of the Pass and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper, from 1661 to 1722.Kangxi's...
(1683-1721)
- Kangxi Emperor
Taiwanese revoltHistory of TaiwanTaiwan was first populated by Negrito, and then Austronesian people. It was colonized by the Dutch in the 17th century, followed by an influx of Han Chinese including Hakka immigrants from areas of Fujian and Guangdong of mainland China, across the Taiwan Strait...
(1721)
- YongheYonghe CityYonghe District is a district in the southern part of New Taipei in northern Taiwan. The Xindian River forms a natural boundary between Yonghe and Taipei City to the north and east, although three bridges connect the two areas. To the south and west lies Zhonghe District, which shares some...
-based rebellion under Zhu Yigui.- Zhu YiguiZhu YiguiZhu Yigui was the leader of the Taiwanese anti-Manchu uprising of the early 1721.He came from a peasant family of Zhangzhou Fujianese ancestry, he lived in the village of Lohanmen located in the area of today's district of Kaohsiung, there he worked raising ducks and was a respected member of the...
(朱一貴; May 26-July 30, 1721)
- Zhu Yigui
Taiwan under Chinese EmpireTaiwan under Qing Dynasty ruleThe Qing Dynasty ruled Taiwan from 1683 to 1895. The Qing court sent an army led by general Shi Lang and annexed Taiwan in 1683.-History:Qing Emperor Kangxi annexed Taiwan because he wanted to remove the remaining resistance forces against the Qing Dynasty...
(Second period, 1721-1895)
- Qing rule was reestablished after a month-long revolt. Provincial governors were:
Provincial Governor Served Aisin Gioro Wudali 1722 Huang Shujing Huang ShujingHuáng Shújǐng was the first Imperial High Commissioner to Taiwan . A Beijinger, he was sent by the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Empire, during whose reign Taiwan was annexed in 1684....1722-1723 Shan Jibu 1723-1724 Jing Kaoxiang 1724-1725 Wang Jijing 1725 Suolin 1725-1726 Yin Qin 1726-1727 Hesuse 1727 Xia Zhifang 1727-1729 Xideshen 1729 Li Yuanshi 1729 Gao Shan 1729-1731 Jueluobiaiyou 1731-1732 Lin Tianmu 1732-1733 Durtai 1733-1734 Yan Ruihong 1734-1735 Bai Qitu 1735-1736 Shan Tepu 1736-1737 Romubu 1737-1738 Yang Erchou 1738-1739 Shuge 1739-1740 Zhang Mei 1740-1741 Shu Shan 1741-1742 Xiong Xuepeng 1742-1743 Liu Shiqi 1743-1744 Fan Xian 1744-1745 Unknown 1745-1786 Lin Tzuang-wen 1786-1788 Circuit administration 1788-1862 Native Rebellion 1862-1863 Circuit administration 1863-1885 Liu Mingchuan Liu MingchuanLiu Mingchuan was a Chinese official during the Qing dynasty. He adopted a style name of Xingsan . Liu became involved in the suppression of the Taiping rebellion at an early age, and worked closely with Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang as he emerged as an important Huai Army officer...1885-1891 Shao Youlian 1891-1894 Tang Ching-sung 1894-1895
Republic of FormosaRepublic of FormosaThe Republic of Formosa was a short-lived republic that existed on the island of Taiwan in 1895 between the formal cession of Taiwan by the Qing Dynasty of China to the Empire of Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki and its invasion and occupation by Japanese troops...
(1895)
Following its defeat in the First Sino-Japanese WarFirst Sino-Japanese War
The First Sino-Japanese War was fought between Qing Dynasty China and Meiji Japan, primarily over control of Korea...
(1894-1895), China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
ceded Taiwan and the Pescadores
Pescadores
The Penghu Islands, also known as Pescadores are an archipelago off the western coast of Taiwan in the Taiwan Strait consisting of 90 small islands and islets covering an area of 141 square kilometers....
to the Empire of Japan
Empire of Japan
The Empire of Japan is the name of the state of Japan that existed from the Meiji Restoration on 3 January 1868 to the enactment of the post-World War II Constitution of...
in perpetuity, with a grace period for inhabitants wishing to remain Chinese (Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
) subjects to sell their property and return to the mainland. The date set for the handover was June 2, 1895.
However, the Republic of Formosa
Republic of Formosa
The Republic of Formosa was a short-lived republic that existed on the island of Taiwan in 1895 between the formal cession of Taiwan by the Qing Dynasty of China to the Empire of Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki and its invasion and occupation by Japanese troops...
was formed on May 25, 1895 by a group of Qing officials and local gentry with its capital at Tainan to resist impending Japanese rule. The republic lasted for less than six months; on October 21, 1895 Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Army
-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
forces entered the capital and quelled the resistance. The Republic of Taiwan had two presidents:
| President | Served |
|---|---|
| Tang Ching-sung Tang Ching-sung Tang Ching-sung was a Chinese general and statesman. He commanded the Yunnan Army in the Sino-French War , and made an important contribution to China's military effort in Tonkin by persuading the Black Flag leader Liu Yung-fu to serve under Chinese command... |
May 25, 1895-June 5, 1895 |
| Liu Yongfu | June 5, 1895-October 21, 1895 |
Taiwan under Japanese EmpireTaiwan under Japanese ruleBetween 1895 and 1945, Taiwan was a dependency of the Empire of Japan. The expansion into Taiwan was a part of Imperial Japan's general policy of southward expansion during the late 19th century....
(1895-1945)
After establishing control over the island, the Japanese used the French EmpireFrench colonial empire
The French colonial empire was the set of territories outside Europe that were under French rule primarily from the 17th century to the late 1960s. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the colonial empire of France was the second-largest in the world behind the British Empire. The French colonial empire...
model of an occupying force and were instrumental in the industrialization of the island; they built railroads
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...
, a sanitation
Sanitation
Sanitation is the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with the hazards of wastes. Hazards can be either physical, microbiological, biological or chemical agents of disease. Wastes that can cause health problems are human and animal feces, solid wastes, domestic...
system and a public school system, among other things. Around 1935, the Japanese began an island-wide assimilation
Cultural assimilation
Cultural assimilation is a socio-political response to demographic multi-ethnicity that supports or promotes the assimilation of ethnic minorities into the dominant culture. The term assimilation is often used with regard to immigrants and various ethnic groups who have settled in a new land. New...
project to bind the island more firmly to the empire.
In 1941, war broke out when the Japanese attacked the U.S. naval port of Pearl Harbor
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941...
in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. By 1945, desperate plans were in place to incorporate popular representation of Taiwan into the Imperial Diet
Imperial Diet
Imperial Diet means the highest representative assembly in an empire, notably:* the historic institution of the Imperial Diet , either the estates in the Holy Roman Empire...
to end colonial rule of the island and transfer occupying troops to the front lines to fight the Allies. The names listed here are the Japanese governor-generals:
| Name | Served |
|---|---|
| Motonori Kabayama | 1895-1896 |
| Katsura Taro Katsura Taro Prince , was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, politician and three-time Prime Minister of Japan.-Early life:Katsura was born into a samurai family from Hagi, Chōshū Domain... |
1896 |
| Maresuke Nogi Maresuke Nogi Count , also known as Kiten, Count Nogi, was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, and a prominent figure in the Russo-Japanese War.- Early life :... |
1896-1898 |
| Gentaro Kodama | 1898-1906 |
| Samata Sakuma | 1906-1915 |
| Teibi Ando | 1915-1918 |
| Motojiro Akashi | 1918-1919 |
| Kenjiro Den | 1919-1923 |
| Kakichi Uchida | 1923-1924 |
| Takio Izawa Takio Izawa was a Japanese politician of the early 20th century.Izawa served as Governor of Wakayama, Ehime, and Niigata Prefectures on Honshū, later becoming a member of the House of Peers. He was appointed the 10th Governor-General of Taiwan where he served from September 1, 1924 to July 1926... |
1924-1926 |
| Mitsunoshin Ueyama | 1926-1928 |
| Takeji Kawamura | 1928-1929 |
| Eizo Ishizuka | 1929-1931 |
| Masahiro Ota | 1931-1932 |
| Hiroshi Minami Hiroshi Minami was a Japanese actor. He appeared in Branded to Kill, as Gihei Kasuga: formerly a ranked hitman who lost his nerve and took to drinking. After introducing Hanada to Yabuhara he joins the former in a dangerous chauffeur mission. His nerves get the better of him and he experiences a short-lived... |
1932 |
| Kenzo Nakagawa | 1932-1936 |
| Seizo Kobayashi | 1936-1940 |
| Kiyoshi Hasegawa | 1940-1944 |
| Rikichi Ando Rikichi Ando -See also:* Taiwan under Japanese rule... |
1944-1945 |
Taiwan under Republic of ChinaTaiwan after World War IITaiwan after World War II is the history of Taiwan which is ruled by the government of the Republic of China, since 25 October 1945 for present.-Early postwar society:...
(1945-Present)
Following the end of World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
in 1945, under the terms of the Instrument of Surrender of Japan, Japan provisionally accepted the Potsdam Declaration
Potsdam Declaration
The Potsdam Declaration or the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender is a statement calling for the Surrender of Japan in World War II. On July 26, 1945, United States President Harry S...
(which referenced the never-signed Cairo Declaration
Cairo Declaration
The Cairo Declaration was the outcome of the Cairo Conference in Cairo, Egypt, on November 27, 1943. President Franklin Roosevelt of the United States, Prime Minister Winston Churchill of the United Kingdom, and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek of the Republic of China were present...
), under which the island was to be transferred to the Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
. ROC troops were authorized to come to Taiwan to accept the surrender of Japanese military forces in General Order No. 1, issued by Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army. He was a Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the...
, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers
Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers
Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers was the title held by General Douglas MacArthur during the Occupation of Japan following World War II...
, on September 2, 1945. ROC troops were later transported to Keelung by the U.S. Navy
United States Navy
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, and Japanese ceded control of Taiwan to ROC on October 25, 1945. Following its defeat in the Chinese Civil War
Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was a civil war fought between the Kuomintang , the governing party of the Republic of China, and the Communist Party of China , for the control of China which eventually led to China's division into two Chinas, Republic of China and People's Republic of...
in 1949, ROC Government
Government of the Republic of China
The Republic of China was formally established by Dr. Sun Yat-sen in 1912 in Nanjing under the Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China but this government was moved to Beijing in the same year and continued as the internationally recognized government of China until 1928. In the history...
relocated to Taiwan where it exist today. The names listed here are the ROC governors:
| Name | Served |
|---|---|
| Chen Yi Chen Yi (Kuomintang) Chen Yi and later Gongqia , sobriquet Tuisu ; 1883 – June 18, 1950) was the Chief Executive and Garrison Commander of Taiwan after it was surrendered by Japan to the Republic of China, which acted on behalf of the Allied Powers, in 1945... |
1945-1947 |
| Wey Daw-ming Wey Daw-ming Wei Tao-ming was a distinguished diplomat and public servant. He was prominent as the Republic of China's Ambassador to the United States during the Second World War, foreign minister during the years in which the People's Republic of China sought to oust the ROC from the United Nations, and was... |
1947-1949 |
| Chen Cheng Chen Cheng Chen Cheng , was a Chinese political and military leader, and one of the main National Revolutionary Army commanders during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. After moving to Taiwan at the end of the Civil War, he served as the Governor of Taiwan Province, Vice President and... |
1949 |
| Wu Gwo-jen (Wu Kuo-chen) | 1949-1953 |
| Yu Horng-jiun | 1953-1954 |
| Yen Chia-kan Yen Chia-kan Yen Chia-kan , or Yen Chia-jin , better known as C. K. Yen, succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China upon Chiang's death on April 5, 1975. He served out the remainder of Chiang's term until May 20, 1978.-Biography:C. K... |
1954-1957 |
| Chow Chih-jou | 1957-1962 |
| Huang Chieh Huang Chieh Huang Chieh was a KMT general from Hunan.After Mainland China fell under the control of the Chinese Communist Party in 1949, General Huang Chieh led 30,000 Republic of China Army soldiers to Vietnam and they were stationed at Phu Quoc Island. Later, the army moved to Taiwan in June 1953... |
1962-1969 |
| Chen Ta-ching | 1969-1972 |
| Shien Tung-min | 1972-1978 |
| Lin Yang-kang Lin Yang-kang Lin Yang-kang is a politician in the Republic of China .-Biography:Born in Nantou County, Taiwan, Lin graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor of science degree... |
1978-1981 |
| Lee Teng-hui Lee Teng-hui Lee Teng-hui is a politician of the Republic of China . He was the 7th, 8th, and 9th-term President of the Republic of China and Chairman of the Kuomintang from 1988 to 2000. He presided over major advancements in democratic reforms including his own re-election which marked the first direct... |
1981-1984 |
| Chiu Chuang-huan | 1984-1990 |
| Lien Chan Lien Chan Lien Chan is a politician in Taiwan. He was Premier of the Republic of China from 1993 to 1997, Vice President of the Republic of China from 1996 to 2000, and was the Chairman of the Kuomintang from 2000 to 2005... |
1990-1993 |
| James Soong James Soong James Soong Chu-yu , is a politician in the Republic of China on Taiwan. He founded and chairs the People First Party, a smaller and more conservative party in the Kuomintang -led Pan-Blue Coalition.... |
1993-1998 |
| Chao Shou-po | 1998-2000 |
| Chang Po-ya Chang Po-ya Chang Po-ya is the Chairwoman and founder of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union, a political party in Taiwan.Born in Chiayi City to Hsü Shih-hsien , a politician-doctor, Chang is a medical doctor educated in Kaohsiung Medical College , the Institute of Public Health, National Taiwan University ,... |
2000-2002 |
| Fan Kuang-chun | 2002-2003 |
| Lin Kuang-hua | 2003-2006 |
| Vacant | 2006-2007 |
| Lin Si-yao | 2007-2008 |
| Tsai Hsun-hsiung | 2008-Present |
See also
- History of the Republic of ChinaHistory of the Republic of ChinaThe History of the Republic of China begins after the Qing Dynasty in 1912, when the formation of the Republic of China put an end to over two thousand years of Imperial rule. The Qing Dynasty, also known as the Manchu Dynasty, ruled from 1644 to 1912...
- History of TaiwanHistory of TaiwanTaiwan was first populated by Negrito, and then Austronesian people. It was colonized by the Dutch in the 17th century, followed by an influx of Han Chinese including Hakka immigrants from areas of Fujian and Guangdong of mainland China, across the Taiwan Strait...
- Taiwan ProvinceTaiwan ProvinceTaiwan Province is one of the two administrative divisions referred to as provinces and is controlled by the Republic of China . The province covers approximately 73% of the territory controlled by the Republic of China...
- Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China