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The February 28 incident (also called the February 28 massacre, the 228 incident, or the 228 massacre) was an anti-government uprising in Taiwan in 1947 that was violently suppressed by the Kuomintang–led nationalist government of the Republic of China (ROC).
Feb 27, 2017 · 228, also known as the February 28 Massacre, occurred in 1947 when the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) government of the Republic of China (ROC) violently suppressed an anti-government uprising in Taiwan. A crowd gathers in front of the Tobacco Monopoly Bureau on Feb. 28, 1947.
The 228 Incident was a massacre of local Taiwanese by the Kuomintang army in 1947, sparked by a cigarette vendor's death. It marked the beginning of a period of repression, violence, and authoritarian rule in Taiwan, which lasted until 1987.
Feb 28, 2017 · On Feb. 27, 1947, those tensions reached a boil after armed agents tried to seize contraband cigarettes from a Taiwanese widow who had been selling them outside a teahouse in Taipei.
Feb 28, 2024 · Historical estimates say between 18,000 and 28,000 people were killed or disappeared after anti-government protests began on 28 February in Taipei and spread across the country.
Feb 28, 2022 · Since 1995, the “white terror” has been commemorated each year on February 28, the date the government violently suppressed a 1947 uprising in the capital Taipei, considered to be the start of...
Feb 28, 2023 · And in Taiwan, they fostered a highly corrupt local government. On February 28, police fired into a crowd of Taiwanese protesters and killed one man.
