TIMELINE
September 1945: Japan returns Taiwan to China (under KMT), backed by US
October 1945: Chinese Civil War: People's Republic of China (Mao) vs. Republic of China (KMT), results in KMT establishing rule in Taiwan
February 1947: Native Taiwanese uprising against KMT rule (coined 2/28 incident) ending in bloody suppression
October 1949: Communist Party (People's Republic of China) take over China; KMT officially retreats from China to Taiwan
October 1958: KMT and US declare they will not retake China by force
October 1971: People's Republic of China replaces KMT in UN General Assembly
April 1975: KMT leader Chiang Kai-Shek dies and son Chiang Ching-Kuo succeeds as KMT president
January 1979: US severs diplomatic ties with KMT
April 1979: Chiang Ching-Kuo produces the "Three No's policy" in response to China's attempt to communicate with Taiwan (“no contact, no compromise, and no negotiation” )
December 1979: KMT cracks down on a democratization movement known as the "Kaohsiung Incident"
1980: Taiwan replaced by PRC in IMF and World Bank
September 1986: Democractic Progress Party is founded in Taiwan
July 1987: Martial Law ends in Taiwan
March 2000: DPP candidate Chen Shui-bian is elected, marking the first change in power between DPP and KMT.
May 2006: President Chen identifies Taiwan and China as two separate sovereign nations in a speech
July 24, 2007: UN rejects Taiwan proposal for membership as independent nation
October 1945: Chinese Civil War: People's Republic of China (Mao) vs. Republic of China (KMT), results in KMT establishing rule in Taiwan
February 1947: Native Taiwanese uprising against KMT rule (coined 2/28 incident) ending in bloody suppression
October 1949: Communist Party (People's Republic of China) take over China; KMT officially retreats from China to Taiwan
October 1958: KMT and US declare they will not retake China by force
October 1971: People's Republic of China replaces KMT in UN General Assembly
April 1975: KMT leader Chiang Kai-Shek dies and son Chiang Ching-Kuo succeeds as KMT president
January 1979: US severs diplomatic ties with KMT
April 1979: Chiang Ching-Kuo produces the "Three No's policy" in response to China's attempt to communicate with Taiwan (“no contact, no compromise, and no negotiation” )
December 1979: KMT cracks down on a democratization movement known as the "Kaohsiung Incident"
1980: Taiwan replaced by PRC in IMF and World Bank
September 1986: Democractic Progress Party is founded in Taiwan
July 1987: Martial Law ends in Taiwan
March 2000: DPP candidate Chen Shui-bian is elected, marking the first change in power between DPP and KMT.
May 2006: President Chen identifies Taiwan and China as two separate sovereign nations in a speech
July 24, 2007: UN rejects Taiwan proposal for membership as independent nation