228 Incident

The February 28 incident was an anti-government uprising in Taiwan in 1947 that was violently suppressed by the Kuomintang–led Nationalist government of the Republic of China (ROC). Directed by provincial governor Chen Yi and president Chiang Kai-shek, thousands of civilians were killed beginning on February 28. The incident is considered to be one of the most important events in Taiwan's modern history and was a critical impetus for the Taiwan independence movement.

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1947  Wikimedia, Wikidata
2.28 Incident; February 28 Massacre; February 28 incident
rebellion, massacre, protest, Taiwan Provincial Administrative Executive Office, 27 Brigade, Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, Self-Protection Force of Kaohsiung Senior High School, Republic of China, 

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1947 228 Incident

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1787 — 1788 Lin Shuangwen rebellion

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1862 Tai Chao-chuen incident

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1878 Karewan Incident

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1915 Tapani Incident

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1947 Battle of O͘-gû-lân

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1895 Japanese invasion of Taiwan

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People Taipei Station 1947 (cropped)

228 Incident g (cropped)

保密局呈報王添灯已被密裁

二二八處委會開會情形 (cropped)

228 Incident l

228 Incident l (cropped)

中國生活畫報 台灣事件號外 01 (cropped)

228 Incident j

中國生活畫報 台灣事件號外 02 (cropped-02)

Woodcut The Terrible Inspection by Huang Rong-can

• Taiwanese Identity and the Memories of 2–28: A Case for Political Reconciliation - scholarly article, Q1860, 2010

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1895	Republic of Formosa		Wikidata
area	region	1912	Taiwan	state with limited recognition, democratic republic, sovereign state, island country, country	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1787	Lin Shuangwen rebellion	Qianlong Emperor, rebellion, armed conflict, Lin Shuangwen	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Tai Chao-chuen incident	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1878	Karewan Incident	battle, massacre	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1915	Tapani Incident	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1947	228 Incident	National Government of the Republic of China, massacre, protest, Taiwan Garrison Command, Taiwan Provincial Administrative Executive Office, 27 Brigade, Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, Self-Protection Force of Kaohsiung Senior High School, rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1947	Battle of O͘-gû-lân	battle, 27 Brigade, National Revolutionary Army	Wikidata
event	war	1895	Japanese invasion of Taiwan	war, Empire of Japan, Republic of Formosa, invasion	Wikidata
commons	image		People Taipei Station 1947 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		228 Incident g (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		保密局呈報王添灯已被密裁		Commons
commons	image		二二八處委會開會情形 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		228 Incident l		Commons
commons	image		228 Incident l (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		中國生活畫報 台灣事件號外 01 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		228 Incident j		Commons
commons	image		中國生活畫報 台灣事件號外 02 (cropped-02)		Commons
commons	image		Woodcut The Terrible Inspection by Huang Rong-can		Commons