228 Incident

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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