1999 in Taiwan

Events from the year 1999 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 88 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

← 1998 1997 1996 1999 in Taiwan → 2000 2001 2002
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
See also:	Other events of 1999 History of Taiwan  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbents

• President – Lee Teng-hui
• Vice President – Lien Chan
• Premier – Vincent Siew
• Vice Premier – Liu Chao-shiuan

Events

April

• 15 April – 2000 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary.
• 20–25 April – 1999 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship in Chiayi City.

May

• 8–9 May – Resolution on Taiwan's Future was ratified by Democratic Progressive Party in Kaohsiung.

June

• 10 June – The establishment of Miaoli Railway Museum in Miaoli City, Miaoli County.

July

• 1 July – The establishment of Centers for Disease Control.
• 8 July – The 'special state-to-state' model for cross-strait relations proposed by President Lee Teng-hui.^[1]

August

• 24 August – The explosion of Uni Air Flight 873 after it landed at Hualien Airport.

September

• 10 September – The signing of A New Partnership Between the Indigenous Peoples and the Government of Taiwan in Taitung County.
• 21 September – The 7.6 M_w Jiji earthquake occurred in Nantou County.

October

• 25 October – The opening of Hong-gah Museum in Beitou District, Taipei.

November

• 11 November – The opening of Xindian Line of Taipei Metro.

December

• 12 December – 36th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei.
• 24 December – The opening of Nangang Line of Taipei Metro.

Births

• 2 April – Hsu Yu-hsiou, tennis player
• 14 June – Chou Tzu-yu, singer

Deaths

• 30 November – Huang Hsin-chieh, 71, Taiwanese politician, MLY (1969–1991), heart attack.^[2]
• 28 December – Wei Ting-chao [zh], 65, Taiwanese democracy activist.^[3]