title: 2002 in Taiwan
text: # 2002 in Taiwan
  
  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
  
  * President – Chen Shui-bian
  * Vice President – Annette Lu
  * Premier – Chang Chun-hsiung, Yu Shyi-kun
  * Vice Premier – Lai In-jaw, Lin Hsin-i
  
  ## Events
  
  ### March
  
  * 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.
  
  ### May
  
  * 22 May – The release of Tomorrow's original soundtrack.
  * 25 May – China Airlines Flight 611 crashed into the Taiwan Strait, killing everybody on board.
  
  ### June
  
  * 28 June – Typhoon Rammasun formed in the pacific island, affecting countries such as Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines.
  
  ### August
  
  * 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.
  
  ### September
  
  * 1 September – The upgrade of Ming Hsin Institute of Technology in Xinfeng Township, Hsinchu County to Minghsin University of Science and Technology.
  
  ### October
  
  * 4 October – The opening of Daqiao Station in Yongkang City, Tainan County.
  
  ### November
  
  * 10 November – The opening of Taipei Film House in Zhongzheng District, Taipei.
  
  ### December
  
  * 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.
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * 2 May – Sihung Lung, 72, Chinese-born Taiwanese actor.
  * 6 September – David Yen, Taiwanese activist (John Tung Foundation [zh]).
  * 13 October – Hsieh Chun-hui, 63, Taiwanese politician, MLY (2002).
  