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Changhua People in Taiwan’s Democratic Movements (1980-2000): A Chronology

  • 1977- The Zhongli Incident in Taoyuan

  • 1979- Demonstration supporting Yu Teng-fa (the former magistrate of Kaohsiung County) in Ciaotou, Kaohsiung

  • 1979- The Kaohsiung Incident

  • 1986- The May 19 Green Action at Taipei’s Longshan Temple to protest against martial law

  • 1986- The Taoyuan Airport Incident

  • 1986- The Anti-DuPont Movement in Lukang, Changhua

  • 1987- The March 7 Changhua Incident (also known as the Changhua February 28 Peace Day Promotion Incident)

  • 1987- Protest against air pollution caused by the Taichung Power Plant

  • 1987- Demonstration in Changhua supporting the Homeland Returning Movement for the Mainlanders

  • 1987- The May 19 Green Action in Taipei calling for the unconditional lifting of the martial law

  • 1987- Participants of Changhua’s “Democracy Workshop” head down to the countryside to promote Taiwan independence in 100 speeches

  • 1987- Protest march in Nantou against the Taiwan Tobacco and Wine Monopoly Bureau for its breach of contract with grape growers

  • 1987- Demonstration at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei supporting farmers affected by land acquisition for Formosa Plastics Group’s Chungyang Industrial Park in Singang, Chiayi

  • 1987- Nationwide speaking tour in support of Hsu Tsao-te and Tsai Yu-chuan, who were both put on trial for advocating for Taiwan’s independence

  • 1987- Protest rally besieging the Taipei Zhongshan Hall to demand a full re-election of the National Assembly

  • 1988- Protest in Changhua and Nantou against the improper land consolidation of Changhua’s Huhsi farmland

  • 1988- Demonstration in Taipei supporting Hsu Tsao-te and Tsai Yu-chuan after they were convicted of insurrection

  • 1988- The Action Alliance for the Elderly was founded in Changhua; it organized demonstrations to call for the establishment of benefits programs for seniors

  • 1988- The Return Our Land Movement (in Nantou)

  • 1988- Demonstration in Chiayi to support indigenous people pulling down the statue of Wu feng in protest of the national myth that Wu “civilized” the locals.

  • 1988- The May 20 Peasant Movement (in Taipei)

  • 1988- Let the Blacklisted Home Movement in Taipei, which supported the rights of the blacklisted overseas dissidents who wanted to return Taiwan

  • 1989- Demonstration in Taichung supporting the blacklisted journalist Chen Wan-chen

  • 1989- The Changhua Environmental Protection Union staged the March 3 Anti-FCFC Action to protest against air pollution caused by the Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corporation

  • 1989- Protest against pollution from the Tsháu-Á-Poo Transfer Station in Changhua

  • 1989- A demonstration at the funeral procession of Cheng Nan-jung, the Taiwanese independence martyr who died in self-immolation.

  • 1990- The Wild Lily Student Movement (also known as the March Student Movement) in Taipei

  • 1990- Protest rally of the Anti Military Interference Movement in Taipei

  • 1990- Demonstration in Changhua supporting the activist Huang hua for his advocacy of Taiwan independence

  • 1990- Demonstration demanding the truth regarding suspicious military deaths with the slogan “do not say again that all the deaths in military service are suicides”

  • 1991- Demonstration in Taipei supporting the Taiwan Independence Association Incident

  • 1991- Demonstration in Taipei calling for a plebiscite on Taiwan’s re-entry into the UN

  • 1991- Protest rally in Taipei against the organization of military parades while calling for the amendment of Article 100 of the Criminal Code

  • 1992- A six-day demonstration in Taipei calling for direct presidential elections

  • 1992- The “One Taiwan, One China” Demonstration in Taichung

  • 1992- Protest rally in Changhua and Pingtung against the violence and bribery in elections

  • 1993- The Anti-Nuclear Movement in Taipei protesting the establishment of the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant

  • 1994- The April 10 Demonstration in Taipei calling for education reform

  • 1994- Save the Dadu River Movement in Changhua

  • 1995- Shuiwei residents protest against the establishment of a waste incinerator

  • 1997- Fishermen from Wangkung village protest against local marine pollution in Changhua

  • 1997- The May 18 Walk for Taiwan Demonstration in Taipei demanding Premier Lien Chan's resignation over the rise in violent crimes

  • 1999- Protest rally in Taipei against political corruption while calling for the abolition of the National Assembly

  • 2000- Taiwan’s first peaceful transition of power, with Chen Shui-bian and Annette Lu being elected the 10th president and vice-president of R.O.C (Taiwan)

  • 1989.05.19- People attend Cheng Nan-jung's funeral procession march to the front of the Office of the President

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