228 Incident (1947)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath suppression of dissent
mass arrests
executions
long-term political repression
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:2/28_Incident
gptkb:February_28_Incident
gptkbp:apologyBy gptkb:President_Lee_Teng-hui
gptkbp:category gptkb:History_of_Taiwan
1947 in Taiwan
Massacres in Taiwan
Political repression in Taiwan
gptkbp:cause economic hardship
government corruption
conflict between local Taiwanese and Chinese Nationalist government
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:228_Peace_Memorial_Day
gptkb:228_Peace_Memorial_Park
gptkb:228_Memorial_Museum
gptkbp:country gptkb:Republic_of_China
gptkbp:date 1947-02-28
gptkbp:documentedIn 228 Massacre: A Documentary History
A Borrowed Voice (book)
Formosa Betrayed (book)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 228 Incident (1947)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Taiwan
gptkbp:memorial February 28
gptkbp:officialApologyYear 1995
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Kuomintang_government
military forces of Republic of China
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Kuomintang
gptkb:Chiang_Kai-shek
gptkb:Taiwanese_independence_movement
gptkb:White_Terror_(Taiwan)
gptkb:Chen_Yi_(governor)
gptkbp:result gptkb:White_Terror_period
martial law in Taiwan
gptkbp:significance major turning point in Taiwan's history
gptkbp:victim Taiwanese civilians
estimates range from 10,000 to 30,000
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Office_of_the_President_(Taiwan)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7