2002 in Taiwan

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Events from the year 2002 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 91 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

1 March – The establishment of Armaments Bureau.
25 March – The renaming of Council of Aboriginal Affairs to the Council of Indigenous Peoples.
29 March – The opening of Chien Mu House in Shilin District, Taipei.

22 May – The release of Tomorrow's original soundtrack.^[1]
25 May – China Airlines Flight 611 crashed into the Taiwan Strait, killing everybody on board.^[2]

28 June – Typhoon Rammasun formed in the pacific island, affecting countries such as Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines.^[3]^[4]

1 August – The upgrade of Fooyin Institute of Technology in Kaohsiung to Fooyin University.
17 August – The opening of National Museum of Prehistory in Taitung City, Taitung County.

7 December – 2002 Republic of China municipal election.
28 December – The opening of Hsinchu Museum of Military Dependents Village in North District, Hsinchu City.
31 December – The establishment of Mega International Commercial Bank after the merging of International Commercial Bank of China and Chiao T’ung Bank.