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Hokkien POJ. Siang-si̍p-chiat. The National Day of the Republic of China, also referred to as Double Ten Day or Double Tenth Day, is a public holiday on 10 October, now held annually as national day in the Republic of China (ROC, commonly referred to as Taiwan). It commemorates the start of the Wuchang Uprising on 10 October 1911 which ...
March 29. Youth Day. 靑年節. Commemorates revolutionary Tenth Uprising in 1911. April 29, July 30. The Emperor's Birthday. 天長節. The birthday of the reigning emperor has been a national holiday in Japan from 1868. Celebrated from 1895 to 1945 when Taiwan was a colony of Japan.
The Republic of China on the island of Taiwan and the People's Republic of China (PRC) in mainland China both consider themselves the legitimate successors to the 1911 Revolution and honor the ideals of the revolution including nationalism, republicanism, modernization of China and national unity. 10 October is the National Day of the Republic ...
History of. Taiwan portal. v. t. e. As a result of the surrender and occupation of Japan at the end of World War II, the islands of Taiwan and Penghu were placed under the governance of the Republic of China (ROC), [ note 1] ruled by the Kuomintang (KMT), on 25 October 1945. Following the February 28 massacre in 1947, martial law was declared ...
Retrocession Day. Retrocession Day is the annual observance and former public holiday in Taiwan commemorating the end of Japanese rule of Taiwan and Penghu and the claimed retrocession ("return") of Taiwan to the Republic of China on 25 October 1945. [1] [2] However, the idea of "Taiwan retrocession" remains in dispute.
The proclamation of the People's Republic of China was made by Mao Zedong, the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), on October 1, 1949, in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The government of a new state under the CCP, formally called the Central People's Government, was proclaimed by Mao at the ceremony, which marked the foundation of the ...
3 November – The opening of Luzhou Line and Xinzhuang Line of Taipei Metro. 6 November – The establishment of Taipei Expo Park in Zhongshan District, Taipei City. 26 November – Sean Lien shooting incident in Yonghe District, Taipei County. [ 6] 27 November – 2010 Republic of China municipal election.
The founding of the People's Republic of China was formally proclaimed by Mao Zedong, the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, on 1 October 1949 at 3:00 pm in Tiananmen Square in Beijing (formerly Beiping), the new capital (Nanjing had been the capital of the former Republic of China).