1958 in Taiwan

Events from the year 1958 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 47 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

• President – Chiang Kai-shek
• Vice President – Chen Cheng
• Premier – Yu Hung-Chun, Chen Cheng
• Vice Premier – Huang Shao-ku, Wang Yun-wu

Events

August

• 23 August – Start of Second Taiwan Strait Crisis.

September

• 22 September – End of Second Taiwan Strait Crisis.

October

• 25 October – Mao Zedong issued a document through the Ministry of National Defense of PRC, Mao said,”There is only one China in the world and no two in China. We are consistent with this point. The Americans are compelled to create two Chinese tricks. The entire Chinese people, including you and overseas Chinese, are absolutely not allowed to realize them.”(s:中華人民共和國國防部再告台灣同胞書)

Births

• 1 February – Lee Shu-chuan, Deputy Mayor of Kaohsiung
• 11 March – Chou Hsi-wei, Magistrate of Taipei County (2005–2010)
• 25 March – Sisy Chen, politician
• 4 May – Sibelle Hu, former actress and singer
• 14 May – Sarah Chen, singer
• 20 June – Lee Wen-chung, Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs Council
• 10 July – Ho Min-hao, member of Legislative Yuan
• 10 August – Wang Mei-hua, Vice Minister of Economic Affairs
• 24 August – Liu Cheng-ying, Magistrate of Lienchiang County
• 14 September – James C. F. Huang, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006–2008)
• 23 September – Lin Chung-chiu, baseball player
• 31 October – Wellington Koo, Chairperson of Financial Supervisory Commission

Deaths

• 15 March – Wang Ch'ung-hui, Premier (1922).

References

1. Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
2. Taiwan
3. Taiwan Strait Crises
4. 1958
5. List of wars involving the People's Republic of China
6. United States Taiwan Defense Command
7. Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League
8. Wellington Koo (politician, born 1958)
9. History of Taiwan (1945–present)
10. Taiwan independence movement
11. Football at the 1958 Asian Games
12. China Medical University (Taiwan)
13. Political status of Taiwan
14. History of Taiwan
15. Pierre Chen
16. Chinese Taipei national football team
17. Foreign relations of Taiwan
18. Taiwan Strait
19. Taiwan Province
20. Education in Taiwan