1988 in Taiwan

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See also:	Other events of 1988; History of Taiwan • Timeline • Years

Events from the year 1988 in Taiwan. This year is numbered Minguo 77 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

President – Chiang Ching-kuo, Lee Teng-hui
Vice President – Lee Teng-hui
Premier – Yu Kuo-hwa
Vice Premier – Lien Chan, Shih Chi-yang

Events

May

24 May – The 37th Miss Universe pageant at Linkou Stadium in Taipei.

June

12 June – The opening of National Cheng Kung University Hospital in North District, Tainan City.
26 June – The opening of National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in West District, Taichung City.

August

11 August – The establishment of Federation of Medical Students-Taiwan.

December

29 December – The establishment of Ritek.

Births

19 March – Lin Tzu-chi, taekwondo player
29 March – Huang Yu-ting, speed skater
11 April – Yako Chan, singer and actress
19 May – Lin Fei-fan, activist
12 June – Nieh Pin-chieh, swimmer
16 June – Lyan Cheng, actress, model and singer
30 June – Puff Kuo, model, actress and singer
26 July – Cheng Kai-wen, baseball player
29 July – Huang Pei-jia, actress
2 August – Nick Chou, actor and singer
11 August – Chen Po-liang, captain of Chinese Taipei national football team
3 September – Chang Chin-lan, actress
17 November – Joanne Tseng, singer and television host
22 November – Lorene Jen, artist
16 December – Lin Chen-hua, baseball player
28 December – Lo Chih-en, football player

Deaths

13 January – Chiang Ching-kuo, President (1978–1988).^[1]
27 May – Wu Hsin-hua (吳新華), Taiwanese criminal, received a national record of ten death sentences, execution by shooting.^[2]

References

↑ Pace, Eric (14 January 1988). "Chiang Ching-kuo Dies at 77, Ending a Dynasty on Taiwan". New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022. and Southerl, Daniel (14 January 1988). "LONGTIME TAIWANIAN LEADER CHIANG CHING-KUO, 77, DIES". Washington Post. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
↑ Han Cheung (21 May 2023). "Taiwan in Time: The man sentenced to death 10 times". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

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[1] Pace, Eric (14 January 1988). "Chiang Ching-kuo Dies at 77, Ending a Dynasty on Taiwan". New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022. and Southerl, Daniel (14 January 1988). "LONGTIME TAIWANIAN LEADER CHIANG CHING-KUO, 77, DIES". Washington Post. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[2] Han Cheung (21 May 2023). "Taiwan in Time: The man sentenced to death 10 times". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

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