18th National Congress of the Kuomintang

The 18th National Congress of the Kuomintang (中國國民黨第十八次全國代表大会) was the eighteenth national congress of the Kuomintang political party, held on 17 October 2009 at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium,http://www.ministryoftofu.com/2012/11/chinese-netizens-feel-sorry-for-18th-party-congress-of-kuomintang-in-taiwan/ Chinese netizens feel 'sorry' for 18th Party Congress of Kuomintang in Taiwan | Ministry of Tofu 豆腐部 ministryoftofu.com 2014-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20140427175813/http://www.ministryoftofu.com/2012/11/chinese-netizens-feel-sorry-for-18th-party-congress-of-kuomintang-in-taiwan/ 2014-04-27 dead Taipei, Taiwan. History The 18th congress was originally planned to be held earlier on 12 September 2013http://www.chinapost.com.tw/editorial/taiwan-issues/2009/07/28/218013/Significance-of.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090731235837/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/editorial/taiwan-issues/2009/07/28/218013/Significance-of.htm dead July 31, 2009 Significance of President Ma doubling as KMT chairman - The China Post chinapost.com.tw 2014-08-23 but was postponed to address the relief efforts of Typhoon Morakot. Results The 18th congress saw the inauguration of Ma Ying-jeou to become Chairman of the Kuomintang for the second time after winning the chairmanship election held on 29 July 2009, succeeding the incumbent KMT Chairman Wu Po-hsiung who was retiring. Former Chairman Wu and Lien Chan were appointed as Honorary Chairmen to assist Chairman Ma in Taiwan's external affairs and cross-strait relations, respectively.October 2020 Chan Chun-po, the Secretary-General to the President was inaugurated as the Secretary-General of the Kuomintang.http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/09/09/223870/Chan-Chun-po.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090912080745/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/09/09/223870/Chan-Chun-po.htm dead September 12, 2009 Chan Chun-po to return as KMT secretary-general - The China Post chinapost.com.tw 2014-08-23 Reactions outside Taiwan Mainland China - CPC General Secretary Hu Jintao sent a congratulatory message to Chairman Ma. In response, Ma also gave a warm reply.http://www.kmt.org.tw/english/page.aspx?type=article&mnum=111&anum=7426 Kuomintang News Network kmt.org.tw 2014-08-23 2012-05-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20120503165549/http://www.kmt.org.tw/english/page.aspx?type=article&mnum=111&anum=7426 dead See also Kuomintang References Category:National Congresses of the Kuomintang Category:Politics of Taiwan Category:2009 conferences Category:2009 in Taiwan Category:October 2009 in Asia Category:2000s political conferences