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The first “Blue Ground Yellow Tiger Flag” appeared on May 23, 1895, when the Republic of Formosa was established. When Taiwan and Penghu Islands were ceded to Japan as a result of the Treaty of Maguan (馬關條約), the Republic of Formosa was founded to avoid the fate of cession and Tang Jingsong, then governor of Taiwan Province, was chosen as the first president.
The name Formosa eventually "replaced all others in European literature" and remained in common use among English speakers into the 20th century. [ 4 ] The term mínzhǔguó ( 民主國 ) was an early Chinese translation of the English word republic , pioneered by William Alexander Parsons Martin with his Chinese translation of Henry Wheaton 's ...
Flag of Spanish Formosa: Same as the Flag of the Spanish Empire: 1661–1683: Flag of the Kingdom of Tungning: The Han character "鄭" in a red circle outline on a plain white field. 1890–1895: Flag of the Qing Dynasty: Azure Dragon on a plain yellow field with the red sun of the three-legged crow in the upper left corner. 1895: Flag of the ...
Taiwan, [II] [i] officially the Republic of China (ROC), [I] is a country [26] in East Asia. [l] The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Sea in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.
Usage on ko.wikipedia.org 중화민국의 국기; 대만민주국; 옛 깃발 목록; Usage on ms.wikipedia.org Garis masa bendera kebangsaan; Usage on nl.wikipedia.org Tijdlijn van nationale vlaggen; Usage on pt.wikipedia.org Cronologia de bandeiras nacionais; Usage on simple.wikipedia.org Timeline of national flags; Usage on th.wikipedia.org
The original flag of the Taiwanese People's Party Chiang Wei-shui was covered by the party's original flag after his death. [77] The TCA split in 1927 to form the New TCA and the Taiwanese People's Party. The TCA had been influenced by communist ideals resulting in Chiang and Lin's departure to form the Taiwan People's Party (TPP).
The idea of creating a flag for the province of Formosa arose during the 1991 Legislative Convention, which aimed to reform the provincial constitution of 1957. On 14 February of that year, during one of its sessions, deputy Miguel Bernardo Caja presented a motion, taking into account the suggestions of deputy Juan Carlos Díaz Roig.
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