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 (). 13 October – Hsieh Chun-hui, 63, Taiwanese politician, MLY (2002).
