228 Incident
Sign in to saveAlso known as February 28 Massacre, 2.28 Incident, February 28 incident
1947 uprising in Taiwan
Key facts
- Date
- February 27 – May 16, 1947
- Location
- Taiwan and Penghu Islands
- Caused by
- Political discrimination and corruption Economic control by mainlanders; economic hardship Social unrest; ethnic conflict
- Goals
- Political and economic reform
- Methods
- Demonstrations, negotiations, weapons collection, takeovers, armed protests
- Resulted in
- Military repression, casualties, and disappearances Fear and indifference to politics; deepened ethnic divisions Martial law in Taiwan and the White Terror , which lasted until 1987
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- rebellion
- Country
- Republic of China
- Location
- Taiwan Island
- Image
- 228 Incident h.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:February 28 incident
- Commons category
- 228 Incident of Taiwan, 1947
- Commons gallery
- 228 Incident of Taiwan, 1947
- start time
- 1947-02-27
- end time
- 1947-05-16
- different from
- February 26 Incident
- native label
- Jī-jī-pat sū-kiāⁿ
- perpetrator
- Taiwan Garrison Command
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
Lead figures
Casualties DeathsUnknown. A 1992 government report estimated between 18,000 and 28,000
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