25 Oct 1945

Taiwan
  • The Republic of China government established the Administrative Commander's Office to govern Taiwan, headed by Chen Yi. As his first official action, Chen accepted the Japanese surrender from 10th Area Army commanding officer Rikichi Ando and Ando's Chief of Staff Haruki Isayama at Taipei City Hall (now Zhongshan Hall). ww2dbase [Japan's Surrender | Rikichi Ando | Haruki Isayama | Taipei | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 25 Oct 1945
Haruki Isayama handing the surrender document bearing Rikichi AndoRikichi Ando signing the surrender document, Taipei City Hall, Taiwan, 25 Oct 1945; note Haruki Isayama on the right of the photographVictory celebration at Taipei City Hall (now Zhongshan Hall), Taipei, Taiwan, 25 Oct 1945, photo 1 of 2Japanese surrender ceremony, Taipei City Hall, Taiwan, 25 Oct 1945, photo 1 of 2
See all photos dated 25 Oct 1945
25 Oct 1946

Photo(s) dated 25 Oct 1946
Chiang Kaishek during anniversary celebrations of the liberation, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 25 Oct 1946
27 Nov 1946

Taiwan
  • Lin Hsiung-cheng passed away in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Lin Hsiung-cheng | Taipei | CPC]
2 Jun 1949

Taiwan
  • Yan Xishan visited Taipei, Taiwan Province, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Yan Xishan | Taipei | CPC]
8 Dec 1949

Taiwan
  • Yan Xishan arrived in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Taipei | CPC]
14 Jan 1950

Photo(s) dated 14 Jan 1950
Civil Air Transport C-46 Commando aircraft at Songshan Airfield during Ambassador Philip Jessup
26 Jan 1950

Taiwan
  • Gu Chutong became the Acting Minister of National Defense, replacing Yan Xishan. ww2dbase [Gu Zhutong | Yan Xishan | Taipei | CPC]
1 Mar 1950

Taiwan
  • Chiang Kaishek was elected the President of the Republic of China., replacing Yan Xishan, who had been serving as the Acting President since Acting President Li Zongren abandoned his duties in Nov 1949. ww2dbase [Chiang Kaishek | Yan Xishan | Taipei | CPC]
15 Mar 1950

Taiwan
16 Apr 1950

Taiwan
18 Jun 1950

Taiwan
  • Yi Chen was executed for the crime of treason in Taipei, Taiwan Province, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Chen Yi | Taipei | CPC]
26 Jul 1950

Taiwan
  • Chen Lifu was nominated by Chiang Kaishek for important party positions, but would not be elected. ww2dbase [Chen Lifu | Chiang Kaishek | Taipei | CPC]
25 Aug 1951

Taiwan
  • Chen Guofu passed away in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Chen Guofu | Taipei | CPC]
8 Nov 1953

Photo(s) dated 8 Nov 1953
US Ambassador Carl Rankin, US Vice President Richard Nixon, ROC army chief General Sun Li-jen, and ROC secret police chief Chiang Ching-kuo in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 8-12 Nov 1953
7 Feb 1955

Photo(s) dated 7 Feb 1955
Chiang Kaishek, Chiang Ching-kuo, and Sun Li-jen at the funeral for those fallen at Battle of Yijiangshan Islands, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 7 Feb 1955
23 May 1960

Taiwan
  • Yan Xishan passed away in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Yan Xishan | Taipei | CPC]
18 Jun 1960

Photo(s) dated 18 Jun 1960
US President Eisenhower and Chinese President Chiang in an open-top car in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 18 Jun 1960US President Eisenhower and Chinese President Chiang in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 18 Jun 1960Dwight Eisenhower, Song Meiling, and Chiang Kaishek in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 18 Jun 1960
10 Oct 1961

Photo(s) dated 10 Oct 1961
National Day parade before Presidential Office Building, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 10 Oct 1961, photo 1 of 4National Day parade before Presidential Office Building, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 10 Oct 1961, photo 2 of 4National Day parade before Presidential Office Building, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 10 Oct 1961, photo 3 of 4National Day parade before Presidential Office Building, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 10 Oct 1961, photo 4 of 4
See all photos dated 10 Oct 1961
12 Jan 1963

Taiwan
  • Pang Bingxun passed away in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Pang Bingxun | Taipei | CPC]
5 Jun 1963

Photo(s) dated 5 Jun 1963
President Chiang Kaishek and Song Meiling entertaining King Rama IX and Queen Queen Sirikit of Thailand, Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 5 Jun 1963, photo 4 of 4President Chiang Kaishek and Song Meiling entertaining King Rama IX and Queen Queen Sirikit of Thailand, Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 5 Jun 1963, photo 3 of 4President Chiang Kaishek and Song Meiling entertaining King Rama IX and Queen Queen Sirikit of Thailand, Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 5 Jun 1963, photo 2 of 4President Chiang Kaishek and Song Meiling entertaining King Rama IX and Queen Queen Sirikit of Thailand, Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 5 Jun 1963, photo 1 of 4
8 Jun 1963

Photo(s) dated 8 Jun 1963
King Rama IX of Thailand and President Chiang Kaishek of the Republic of China at Songshan airport, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, early Jun 1963
25 Oct 1965

Photo(s) dated 25 Oct 1965
Celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Japanese surrender in Taiwan, Taipei City Hall (now Zhongshan Hall), Taipei, Taiwan, 25 Oct 1965, photo 1 of 2Celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Japanese surrender in Taiwan, Taipei City Hall (now Zhongshan Hall), Taipei, Taiwan, 25 Oct 1965, photo 2 of 2
2 Dec 1966

Taiwan
  • Bai Chongxi passed away in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Bai Chongxi | Taipei | CPC]
10 Mar 1973

Taiwan
  • Li Mi passed away in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Li Mi | Taipei | CPC]
2 Jan 1974

Taiwan
  • Jiang Dingwen passed away in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Jiang Dingwen | Taipei | CPC]
5 Apr 1975

Taiwan
  • Having suffered a major heart attack and pneumonia in the previous few months, Chiang Kaishek passed away from kidnay failure and advanced cardiac malfunction at 2350 hours in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. A month of mourning was declared. ww2dbase [Chiang Kaishek | Taipei | CPC]
31 Jul 1975

Taiwan
  • Xiao Yisu passed away in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Xiao Yisu | Taipei | CPC]
9 Feb 1977

Taiwan
  • Ma Buqing passed away in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Ma Buqing | Taipei | CPC]
30 Sep 1977

Taiwan
  • Dong Zhao passed away in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Dong Zhao | Taipei | CPC]
19 Jun 1978

Taiwan
  • Hu Su passed away in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Hu Su | Taipei | CPC]
15 Jan 1980

Taiwan
  • He Yingqin was named the head of the Chinese Red Cross. ww2dbase [He Yingqin | Taipei | CPC]
9 Mar 1981

Taiwan
  • Wang Xiaoting passed away in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Wang Xiaoting | Taipei | CPC]
11 Apr 1981

Taiwan
  • Liu Yuzhang passed away in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Liu Yuzhang | Taipei | CPC]
8 Apr 1982

Taiwan
  • Chen Lifu was awarded the Executive Yuan Culture Award for his contributions to traditional Chinese medicine. ww2dbase [Chen Lifu | Taipei | CPC]
6 Jan 1983

Taiwan
  • Tsia Bun-tat passed away in his home on Jinling Street, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Tsia Bun-tat | Taipei | CPC]
17 Jan 1987

Taiwan
  • Gu Zhutong passed away in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Gu Zhutong | Taipei | CPC]
20 Oct 1987

Taiwan
  • He Yingqin's blood pressure began dropping to dangerous levels while at the Taipei Veterans General Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [He Yingqin | Taipei | CPC]
21 Oct 1987

Taiwan
  • He Yingqin passed away at the Taipei Veterans General Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China at 0730 hours. ww2dbase [He Yingqin | Taipei | CPC]
8 Mar 1988

Taiwan
  • Ding Zhipan passed away at the Taipei Veterans General Hospital in Shipai neighborhood, Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Ding Zhipan | Taipei | CPC]
15 Aug 1988

Taiwan
  • He Deqin passed away in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Han Deqin | Taipei | CPC]
30 Sep 1988

Taiwan
  • A memorial service for Luo Yingde was held at the Grace Baptist Church in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Luo Yingde | Taipei | CPC]
28 Dec 1988

Taiwan
  • Xia Chuzhong passed away in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Xia Chuzhong | Taipei | CPC]
24 Feb 1996

Taiwan
  • Ding Delong passed away in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Ding Delong | Taipei | CPC]
19 Jun 2005

Taiwan
  • A ceremony was held at the site of the former Taihoku Prison in Taipei, Taiwan to remember the 14 US Army and US Navy airmen executed by the Japanese on 19 Jun 1945. ww2dbase [Taihoku Prison | Taipei | CPC]
6 Nov 2006

Photo(s) dated 6 Nov 2006
National Chiang Kaishek Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 5 Nov 2006Zhongshan Hall, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 5 Nov 2006National Chiang Kaishek Memorial Hall
10 Oct 2011

Taiwan
  • 11 veterans of the US Navy Sino-American Special Technical Cooperative Organization (SACO) became the guests of honor at the centennial celebration of the founding of republican China, reviewing a military parade before the Presidential Office Building in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Taihoku General Government Building | Taipei | CPC]
27 Aug 2014

Photo(s) dated 27 Aug 2014
Minister of National Defense Yen Ming at the enshrinement of fallen Chinese soldiers in Burma during WW2, National Revolutionary MartyrsEnshrinement of fallen Chinese soldiers in Burma during WW2, National Revolutionary Martyrs
10 Sep 2015

Taiwan
  • President Ma Ying-jeou of the Republic of China presented Ho Man-Li, daughter of humanitarian Ho Feng-Shan, an official certificate of appreciation. Representatives from Israel were also in attendance. ww2dbase [Ho Feng-Shan | Taipei | CPC]
4 Mar 2016

Photo(s) dated 4 Mar 2016
Grave of Yan Xishan, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 4 Mar 2016

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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