Timeline of the Republic of China

This is a timeline of the Republic of China.

Republic of China in 1930s.

Mainland period (1912–1949)

1911–1920

National Flag of the Republic of China, used between 1912 and 1928. Also known as "Five-colored flag".

1921–1930

1931–1940

Flag of the Republic of China from 1928.

1941–1950

Taiwan period (after 1949)

1951–1960

  • 1952: San Francisco Peace Treaty comes into force. Japan renounces all right, title, and claim to Taiwan, but no "receiving country" is designated. The ROC claims to have formally acquired the territorial sovereignty over Taiwan and Penghu through peace treaties with Japan.
  • 1952: Treaty of Taipei comes into force. Article 2 recognizes the disposition of Taiwan as specified in the San Francisco Peace Treaty.
  • 1955: Mutual Defense Treaty with the United States comes into force. Article 6 recognizes the effective territorial control of the ROC over Taiwan.
  • 1960: US President Dwight Eisenhower visited Taiwan.

1961–1970

  • 1964: Shimen Dam, largest in Taiwan at the time, was completed.

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

  • 1992: South Korea recognized People's Republic of China, severing ties with the Republic of China.
  • 1995: The People's Republic of China test fired missiles to waters within 60 kilometers of Taiwan, followed by live fire military exercises, in an attempt to sway election results.
  • 1996: The first direct vote election was held for the office of the President of the Republic of China. People's Republic of China again fired missiles near Taiwan in an act of intimidation.

2001–2010

See also