2002_in_Taiwan Knowpia

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Events from the year 2002 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 91 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

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1 March – The establishment of Armaments Bureau.
25 March – The renaming of Council of Aboriginal Affairs to the Council of Indigenous Peoples.
29 March – The opening of Chien Mu House in Shilin District, Taipei.

22 May – The release of Tomorrow's original soundtrack.^[1]
25 May – China Airlines Flight 611 crashed into the Taiwan Strait, killing everybody on board.^[2]

28 June – Typhoon Rammasun formed in the pacific island, affecting countries such as Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines.^[3]^[4]

1 August – The upgrade of Fooyin Institute of Technology in Kaohsiung to Fooyin University.
17 August – The opening of National Museum of Prehistory in Taitung City, Taitung County.

7 December – 2002 Republic of China municipal election.
28 December – The opening of Hsinchu Museum of Military Dependents Village in North District, Hsinchu City.
31 December – The establishment of Mega International Commercial Bank after the merging of International Commercial Bank of China and Chiao T’ung Bank.

^ YESASIA: Tomorrow Original Soundtrack CD - TV Series Soundtrack, Chang Zhong Li, Universal Music (HK) - Mandarin Music - Free Shipping - North America Site
^ China Airlines
^ Typhoon Rammasun on China Coast: Natural Hazards
^ "Annual Report on Activities of the RSMC Tokyo – Typhoon Center 2002" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
^ "Sihung Lung". The Independent. 15 May 2002. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^ Chen, Yu-jung (16 September 2002). "Newsmaker: David Yen remembered for his anti-tobacco fight". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^ "亲民党"立委"谢钧惠病逝　缺额不予补选". sina.com (in Chinese). 14 October 2002. Retrieved 11 February 2019.