2012 in Taiwan

Events from the year 2012 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 101 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

2012
in
Taiwan

Decades:
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:Other events of 2012
History of Taiwan   Timeline   Years

Incumbents

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

  • 7 July – Referendum for casinos establishment in Lienchiang County which 56% voters voted in favor.[6]

August

September

November

December

Deaths

  • 3 January – Fong Fei-fei, 58, Taiwanese singer, lung cancer.[11][12]
  • 25 February – Chen Chih-fan, 86, Taiwanese essayist and engineer.[13]
  • 1 April – Chang Mei-yao, 71, Taiwanese actress.[14]
  • 15 June – Ming Ji, 89, Taiwanese film director, organ failure.[15]
  • 20 June – Liao Fu-pen, 74, Taiwanese politician, MLY (1984–2002), multiple organ failure.[16]
  • 14 July – Wen Hsing-tsun, 86, Taiwanese politician, MLY (1987–1990), pancreatic cancer.[17]
  • 20 July – Tony Fish, 30, Taiwanese actor.[18]
  • 22 August – Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, 87, Taiwanese Roman Catholic cardinal.
  • 23 August – Paul Ch'eng Shih-kuang, 96, Taiwanese Roman Catholic bishop.
  • 13 September – Tao Da-wei, 69, Taiwanese entertainer, lung cancer and multiple organ failure.[19]
  • 7 December – Chen Wen-yu, 88, Taiwanese horticulturalist.[20]
  • 26 December
  • 31 December – Yang Teng-kuei, 74, Taiwanese film producer, stroke.[23][24]

References

  1. "Cross-strait Interactions and Exchanges_Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council PRC". gwytb.gov.cn. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  2. "Cross-strait Interactions and Exchanges_Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council PRC". gwytb.gov.cn. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  3. "Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou attends his inauguration ceremony - May 20, 2012 | The Economic Times". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  4. "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Structure & Functions". Ey.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  5. "Bank of China opens its first Taiwanese branch".
  6. "Matsu votes to allow building of casino".
  7. http://www.kmt.org.tw/english/page.aspx?type=article&mnum=115&anum=14931
  8. "Grand Opening of Yeh Shihtao Memorial Hall-COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY".
  9. "C3s » The Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) Conference, Taipei (24-28 August 2012) – C3S Participation".
  10. "Kuomintang News Network". kmt.org.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  11. Shan, Shelley (14 February 2012). "Fong Fei-fei, the 'Queen of Hats,' passes away at 58". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  12. Tovrov, Daniel (14 February 2012). "Feng Fei Fei: Taiwan Singer Keeps Her Own Death a Secret". International Business Times. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  13. "Author Chen Chih-fan passes away at age 86". Taipei Times. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  14. "Chang Mei-yao dies aged 71". Taipei Times. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  15. "台灣新電影之父 明驥病逝". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  16. "Paroled ex-lawmaker dies in hospital". Taipei Times. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  17. "屏東客籍大老溫興春辭世". Taiwan News (in Chinese). Yahoo! Taiwan. Central News Agency. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2017. Alt URL
  18. Bartholomew, Ian (27 July 2012). "Pop Stop". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  19. "Tao Da-wei dies in Taipei". Taipei Times. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  20. "'Watermelon King' dies". Taipei Times. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  21. "恆春民謠國寶大師朱丁順辭世 享壽85歲" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  22. Chen, Yi-ching; Pan, Jason (4 January 2013). "Pioneer literature studies reformer passes away at 79". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  23. Tsui, Clarence (31 December 2012). "Taiwanese Showbiz Mogul Yang Teng-kuei Dies at 74". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  24. "Media producer dies at the age of 74". Taipei Times. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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