1947 in China
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This is a list of events in the year 1947 in the Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 36 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents
[edit]- President – Chiang Kai-shek
- Vice President – Li Zongren
- Premier – T. V. Soong, Chiang Kai-shek (acting), Zhang Qun
- Vice Premier – Weng Wenhao, Wang Yunwu
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 7 January – The establishment of Tainan County in Taiwan
- 21–28 January – Campaign to the South of Baoding
February
[edit]- 28 February – Start of February 28 Incident in Taiwan
April
[edit]- 8–30 April – Zhengtai Campaign
March
[edit]- 19 March – Battle of Yan'an[1]
May
[edit]- 1–4 May – Zhengtai Campaign.
- 13–16 May – Menglianggu Campaign
- May 13 – July 1 – Summer Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China
- June 25 – July 6 – Campaign to the North of Baoding
July
[edit]- 29 July - 1947 Assam earthquake[2]
August
[edit]- 13–18 August – Meridian Ridge Campaign
- September 14 – November 5 – Autumn Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China
- October 29 – November 25 – Campaign in the Eastern Foothills of the Funiu Mountains
October
[edit]December
[edit]- 7–9 December – Battle of Phoenix Peak
- 25 December – The Constitution of the Republic of China went into effect.
Births
[edit]- 14 April – Chou Kung-shin, Director of National Palace Museum (2008–2012)
- 26 April – Lee Han-shen, President of Taiwan Power Company (2010–2013)
- 5 July – Lin Chun-te, member of Legislative Yuan (1999–2008)
- 10 September – Tseng Yung-chuan, Secretary-General of the Presidential Office (2012, 2015–2016)
- 5 November
- Hsu Tsai-li – Mayor of Keelung City (2001–2007)
- Yang Chao-hsiang – Minister of Education (1999–2000)
- 16 December – Wu Nai-ren, Secretary-General of Democratic Progressive Party (2000–2002, 2009, 2010)
Deaths
[edit]- May 16 – Zhang Lingfu, general
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Denton, Kirk A. (2012-01-01). 8. Yan’an as a Site of Memory in Socialist and Postsocialist China. Brill. pp. 233–281. doi:10.1163/9789004220966_009. ISBN 978-90-04-22096-6.
- ^ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
- ^ He, Jiangfeng (2014). "After Death: A Study of the Yu Zisan Incident, 1947–1948" (PDF). Journal of Chinese Studies. 58: 259–286. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2022-05-03 – via Chinese University of Hong Kong.
