February 28 Incident

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The February 28 Incident was a 1947 anti-government uprising in Taiwan and its brutal suppression by the Kuomintang authorities, marking a pivotal and traumatic event in Taiwanese history.

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February 28 Incident canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-government uprising ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
massacre ⓘ
political repression event ⓘ
aftermath decades of official censorship about the incident ⓘ
taboo on public discussion in Taiwan for many years ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 2-28 Incident ⓘ
228 Incident ⓘ
February 28 Massacre ⓘ
apologyBy President Lee Teng-hui ⓘ
linked to: Lee Teng-hui

subsequent Taiwanese presidents ⓘ
cause conflict between local Taiwanese and Kuomintang administration ⓘ
corruption in postwar administration ⓘ
economic mismanagement by Kuomintang authorities ⓘ
shooting of a civilian by Monopoly Bureau agents ⓘ
social tensions after end of Japanese rule ⓘ
commemoratedBy 228 Peace Memorial Day ⓘ
commemoratedOn February 28 ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Republic of China ⓘ
endDate 1947-03 ⓘ
estimatedDeaths between 10,000 and 30,000 ⓘ
thousands ⓘ
influenced Taiwan independence movement ⓘ
Taiwanese democracy movement ⓘ
transitional justice efforts in Taiwan ⓘ
legalRedress compensation laws for victims and families in Taiwan ⓘ
location Taipei ⓘ
linked to: Taipei, Taiwan

Taiwan ⓘ
mainRegion Kaohsiung ⓘ
Keelung ⓘ
Taichung ⓘ
Tainan ⓘ
Taipei ⓘ
linked to: Taipei, Taiwan
memorial 228 Peace Memorial Park in Taipei ⓘ
February 28 Incident Memorial Museum ⓘ
opposingForce Kuomintang authorities ⓘ
linked to: Kuomintang

Republic of China Army ⓘ
Taiwanese civilians ⓘ
local Taiwanese elites ⓘ
peakDate 1947-02-28 ⓘ
perpetrator Kuomintang government ⓘ
Republic of China military ⓘ
politicalSignificance key reference point in debates over Taiwan’s national identity ⓘ
pivotal event in modern Taiwanese history ⓘ
symbol of authoritarian repression in Taiwan ⓘ
recognizedAs major human rights tragedy ⓘ
recognizedBy Taiwanese government ⓘ
result beginning of White Terror period in Taiwan ⓘ
deep ethnic tensions between mainlanders and native Taiwanese ⓘ
imposition of martial law in Taiwan ⓘ
large-scale civilian casualties ⓘ
long-term political repression in Taiwan ⓘ
strengthening of Taiwanese identity ⓘ
suppression of local self-governance movements ⓘ
startDate 1947-02-27 ⓘ
timePeriod Chinese Civil War period ⓘ
post-World War II era ⓘ
topicOf documentary films ⓘ
literary works ⓘ
numerous historical studies ⓘ
triggerEvent assault on a female cigarette vendor in Taipei ⓘ
victim Taiwanese civilians ⓘ
Taiwanese intellectuals ⓘ
local political leaders ⓘ
students ⓘ

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Chen Yi → significantEventDuringOffice → February 28 Incident ⓘ
National Human Rights Museum (Taiwan) → relatedTo → February 28 Incident ⓘ
228 Peace Memorial Park → commemorates → February 28 Incident ⓘ
228 Peace Memorial Park → renamedAfter → February 28 Incident ⓘ