2005 in Taiwan

none 2005 Events from the year 2005 in Taiwan. This year is numbered Minguo 94 according to the official Republic of China calendar. Incumbents President – Chen Shui-bian Vice President – Annette Lu Premier – Yu Shyi-kun, Frank Hsieh Vice Premier – Yeh Chu-lan, Wu Rong-i Events January 1 January – The founding of Taipei Fubon Bank with the merger of Fubon Bank and TaipeiBank. 22 January – The official opening of Bangka Park in Wanhua District, Taipei. 27 January – The opening of Jingtong Mining Industry Museum in Pingxi District, New Taipei. March 14 March – Mainland China passed the Anti-Secession Law, a bill to prevent Taiwan from being an independent nation.http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/china.npc.law/ CNN.com - China Congress爌asses Taiwan bill - Mar 13, 2005 cnn.com April 1 April – The renaming of National Space Program Office to National Space Organization. 29 April – The opening of Baguashan Tunnel. May thumb|right|100px|County-level units won by the Democratic Progressive Party (green) and the Kuomintang (blue). 14 May – 2005 Republic of China National Assembly election. Annette Lu of the Democratic Progressive Party won the election.http://2005assembly.nat.gov.tw/en/vote.htm CEC Assembly Election nat.gov.tw 2014-07-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20120717065435/http://2005assembly.nat.gov.tw/en/vote.htm 2012-07-17 dead 17 May – The relocation of Pingtung Airport to the southern field upon the completion of the new airport building. July 1 July – The establishment of Taiwan Indigenous Television, Asia's first aboriginal television channel.http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/07/02/2003261858 New Aboriginal station on the air taipeitimes.com 16 July – 2005 Kuomintang chairmanship election took place. Ma Ying-jeou won the election, casting a total votes cast of 370,054 and a percentage of vote of 72.4%.http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/GG21Ad04.html https://web.archive.org/web/20050808082345/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/GG21Ad04.html unfit 2005-08-08 Asia Times Online :: China News, China Business News, Taiwan and Hong Kong News and Business. atimes.com 18 July – Typhoon Haiting hit Taiwan. The typhoon has winds up to 114 mph.http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/haitang_trmm_july.html NASA – Taiwan Takes Direct Hit From Typhoon Haitang nasa.gov 22 July – The establishment of TTV World. August 2 August – President Chen Shui-bian proposed Four-Stage Theory of the Republic of China.Mainland Policy and Work - August 2, 2005, Mainland Affairs Council, 2005Chen says name variance is simply an expedient, Taipei Times, 2005/8/3Chen urges unity to deal with China, Taipei Times, 2005/8/3 4 August – The opening of Taipei County Hakka Museum in Sanxia Township, Taipei County. 31 August Typhoon Talim hit Taiwan. It caused about $1.5 billion in damage.Typhoon Talim hits with force, Taipei TimesNation wet, thirsty after Talim leaves, Taipei Timeshttp://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=15453 Typhoon Talim : Natural Hazards nasa.gov The establishment of Taipower Exhibit Center in Southern Taiwan in Hengchun, Pingtung County. September 3–6 September – The 10th Computer Olympiad took place in Taipei. It was a competition where computer programs competed each other in a variety of games.http://www.grappa.univ-lille3.fr/icga/event.php?id=4 Taipei 2005 (ICGA Tournaments) univ-lille3.fr October 1 October – The opening of Wulai Atayal Museum in Wulai Township, Taipei County. 27 October – The opening of Linkou Line of Taiwan Railways Administration. November 26 November – The establishment of Siraya National Scenic Area. 28 November – The opening of Baoshan Station of Taiwan Railways Administration in Taoyuan City, Taoyuan County. December 3 December – 2005 Republic of China local election.KMT wins in a landslide - The China Post Deaths 3 January – Koo Chen-fu, 87, Chairman of Straits Exchange Foundation (1990-2005). 6 April – Hsu Hai-ching, 92, Taiwanese gangster 15 June – Henry Kao, 91, Minister of Transportation and Communications (1972-1976). 1 November – Ma Ho-ling, 84, father of President Ma Ying-jeou. See also Timeline of the 2005 Pacific typhoon season References External links Year 2005 Calendar - Taiwan Taiwan, 2005 Timeline 2005 in Category:Years of the 21st century in Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan Category:2000s in Taiwan