2009 in Taiwan

Events from the year 2009 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 98 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

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Incumbents

• President – Ma Ying-jeou
• Vice President – Vincent Siew
• Premier – Liu Chao-shiuan, Wu Den-yih
• Vice Premier – Paul Chiu, Eric Chu

Events

Typhoon Morakot near peak intensity

January

• 1 January – The official adaptation of Hanyu Pinyin in Taiwan.^[1]
• 18 January, the government, in more than 14,000 offices in all administrative regions of the country, to every citizen issued a total of 3,600 yuan worth of consumer vouchers per person.(s:振興經濟消費券 [zh])

March

• 31 March – The establishment of the Communist Party of the Republic of China.

May

• 23–24 May – 2009 Asian Judo Championships in Taipei Arena, Taipei.

July

• 4 July – The opening of Neihu Line of Taipei Metro.
• 16 July – The inauguration of Taichung LNG Terminal in Wuqi District, Taichung.
• 16–26 July – World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung City.
• 20 July – The name restoration for Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei.
• 26 July – 2009 Kuomintang chairmanship election.^[2]
• 27 July – The opening of Qishan Train Station in Kaohsiung County.

August

• 7 August – Typhoon Morakot hits Taiwan, killing 500 and stranding more than 1,000 via the worst flooding on the island in half a century.^[3]
• 19 August – The opening of Taipei Bus Station in Taipei.
• 19–22 August – The 4th Taiwan Youth Day.

September

• 5–15 September – 2009 Summer Deaflympics in Taipei.
• 11 September – The former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian received a life sentence and was fined NT$200 million^[4] (US$6.13 million) on charges of embezzlement, taking bribes, and money laundering, involving a total of US$15 million (NT$490 million) while in office from 2000 to 2008.^[5] Supporters of Chen contended that the prosecution was politically motivated.^[6][7] Chen is the first ROC president to receive a prison sentence.^[8]
• 27 September – The opening of Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiung.

November

• 22 November – The opening of Black Bat Squadron Memorial Hall in East District, Hsinchu City.
• 28 November – The establishment of CTi Entertainment.

December

• 11 December – The opening of Qsquare in Datong District, Taipei.
• 19 December – The 6.4 M_w Hualien earthquake shook the coast of Hualien County with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), causing some damage and 14 injuries.
• 20 December – Fourth Chen-Chiang summit in Taichung.

Deaths

• 4 January – Hsieh Yue-hsia, 65, actress.
• 3 February
  • Henry Hsu, 96, Chinese-born Taiwanese athlete and politician, MLY (1973–1987), heart failure.^[9]
  • Sheng-yen, 79, Chinese-born Taiwanese Buddhist Zen master, kidney disease.^[10]
• 7 March – Chan Yun, 93, Taiwanese Buddhist monk and teacher of meditation.^[11]
• 6 April – A-Sun, 34, Taiwanese singer and songwriter, breast cancer.
• 26 August – Lin Hui-kuan, 51, Taiwanese trade unionist and politician, MLY (2002–2008), sepsis.^[12]
• 12 September – Danny Pang, 42, Taiwanese-born American hedge fund manager.^[13]