2009 in Taiwan

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See also:	Other events of 2009 List of years in Taiwan

Events from the year 2013 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 98 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

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

Events

The former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian received a life sentence

Typhoon Morakot near peak intensity

January

• 1 January - The official adaptation of Hanyu Pinyin in Taiwan.^[1]

July

• 4 July - The opening of Neihu Line of Taipei Metro.
• 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

• 28 November - The establishment of CTi Entertainment.

December

• 19 December - 6.4 magnitude Hualien earthquake off coast Hualien County.
• 20 December - Fourth Chen-Chiang summit in Taichung.

Deaths

• 3 February - Sheng-yen, 79, Chinese-born Taiwanese Buddhist Zen master, kidney disease.^[9]
• 7 March - Chan Yun, 93, Taiwanese Buddhist monk and teacher of meditation.^[10]
• 6 April - A-Sun, 34, singer and songwriter, breast cancer.
• 12 September 12 - Danny Pang, 42, Taiwanese-born American hedge fund manager.^[11]

References

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