Guide Note: The 228 Incident, also known as the 228 Massacre, was an anti-government riot in Taiwan which was suppressed by the Kuomintang beginning on February 28, 1947. The incident began when a police officer hit an elderly woman after she refused to turn over black market cigarettes. What was at first an angry mob continued to expand until a large scale uprising was underway. When the rebellion was finally put down, a period of purges and harsh one-party rule, known as the "White Terror" began.

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Incident began on February 28, 1947
Led to a nation-wide rebel uprising
The Republic of China had been given control of Taiwan in 1945
Dissatisfaction with the KMT had become wide-spread
Event began when a vendor refused to turn over black market cigarettes to an official
When the official hit the old woman, a mob formed, which turned into a riot
A rebellion lasted several days before it was brutally suppressed
Marked the beginning of the "White Terror"
Records of the incident were repressed and mention of it was removed from history books
In 1995, Lee Tung-hui became the first to officially mention the incident

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Wikipedia: 228 Incident
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The Point: " 228 Commemorative Events Scheduled in Taipei City" (February 26, 2008)
Taipei Times: "Forum Discusses 228 Historical Accounts" (February 24, 2008)
- "Many important issues of the incident have been overlooked until now and we were unable to examine [discrepancies in] official statements on the event without the viewpoints of foreigners."
China Post: "Relative of 228 Victim Supports Ma" (February 25, 2008)
China Post: "Ma: 228 Not About Ethnic Confrontation" (February 18, 2008)
- "The side effect is to defuse the alleged continuing manipulation and exploitation of the tragedy by other parties and candidates to monopolize the issue in a bid to win more ballots in every major elections, according to the analysts."
BBC News: "Anniversary of Deadly Taiwan Riot" (February 27, 2007)
Worldpress: Taiwan Remembers Feb. 28 Incident (March 1, 2006)

228 Incident Blogs and Commentaries

Taipei Times: "The 228 Incident and American Perceptions" (February 28, 2007)
Brookings Institute: "Taiwan's 228 Incident: The Political Implications" (February 22, 2007)
Asia Media: "Academics Claim Future 228 Incident is Possible" (February 16, 2007)
Taipei Times: "The 228 Incident" (February 28, 2004)

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