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16 FEBRUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 16 FEBRUARY
1032 : Birth of Yingzong (Zhao Shu), 5th Emperor (1063-1067) of the Chinese Song dynasty who died in January 1067. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Yingzong_(Song_Dynasty) http://www.chinapage.com/emperor/ming1105.html
1222 : Birth of Nichiren Daishonin, Japanese founder of Nichiren Bouddhism who died in October 1282 http://www.guernsey.net/~moorman/NICHIREN.html
1249 : André de Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Andrew_of_Longjumeau
1543 : Birth of Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter who died in October 1590 http://www.japan-101.com/art/kano_eitoku_japanese_painter.htm http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/kano_eitoku.html
1900 : Chun Say Tat Po, first Chinese daily newspaper is published in USA at San Francisco
1916 : Birth of Duong Van Minh, who died in August 2001 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duong_Van_Minh http://encarta.msn.com/media_461523718_761552642_-1_1/
Duong_Van_Minh.html
1921 : Birth of Hua Guofeng, successor of Mao Zedong http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hua_Guofeng
1931 : Birth of Ken Takakura (Goichi Oda), Japanese actor in Kita http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847264/ http://www.japan-zone.com/modern/takakura_ken.shtml
1942 : Birth of Kim Jong-il, the leader of North Korea http://www.asiasource.org/society/kimjongil.cfm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1907197.stm
1945 : American forces land on Corregidor island in the Philippines (fights up to 3 March) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_for_the_Recapture_of_Corregidor
1945 : First US aircraft carrier strikes on Tokyo
1952 : Start of peace negociations between Japan and the Republic of China (Taiwan)
1961 : China uses its first nuclear reactor
1962 : USA suspend their help to the Laotian government of Prince Boun Oum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boun_Oum
1981 : Start od a voyage of pope John-Paul II to Pakistan, Philippines and Japon
1976 : Birth of Kyo, Japanese singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyo_%28musician%29
1976 : Birth of Joe Odagiri, Japanese actor http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Odagiri_Joe
1997 : Death of Wu Chien-Shiung (Wu Jianxiong) Chinese-American physicist, nicknamed Madame Curie of China, born in May 1912 in Shanghai http://atdpweb.soe.berkeley.edu/quest/herstory/C-S_Wu.html
But today, the main event in Asia history is the birthday of Asia Observer member LARRYBERRY (from USA)
From all of us have an happy birthday
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17 FEBRUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 17 FEBRUARY
763 : Shi Chaoyi’s head is delivered to Chang’an ending the An Shi Rebellion of which was the last leader and committed suicide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan_Rebellion
1862 : Birth of Mori Ogai, Japanese novelist and poet who died in July 1922 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9053746/Mori-Ogai
1883 : Death of Vasudeo Balwant Phadke, Indian revolutionary, father of the armed struggle for independence, born in November 1845 http://d0653064.blogspot.com/2006/08/vasudeo-balwant-phadke-father-of-
armed.html
1859 : French Admiral Rigault de Genouilly takes the city of Saigon, starting the conquest of Cochin China http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9063673/Charles-Rigault-de-
Genouilly
1908 : Birth of Bo Yibo, one of the Eight Immortals of the Chinese communist party who died in January 2007 http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2007-01/17/content_785104.htm
1934 : Birth of Khun Sa, Burman king of drug, who died in October 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khun_Sa
1944 : By the Operation Haistone, the US destry the main Japanese logistical base in central Pacific of Truk in the Caroline Islands http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Hailstone
1944 : Beginning of the six-day Battle of Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands
1972 : Birth of Yuki Isoya, Japanese singer http://my.aznspot.com/forum/index.php?s=c538ff7e6601328896e645f3171f242c&showtopic=23564&st=0&
amp;p=482827&#entry482827
1972 : President Nixon leaves the USA to Hawaii from where he will go to China http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0217.html#article
1974 : Birth of Kaoru, Japanese guitarist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaoru_(musician)
1975 : Birth of Harisu, South Korean singer, model and actress http://www.tupoo.cn/Korean-Girl/Harisu/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harisu
1979 : In response to Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia, China launches a several-week attack in northern Vietnam http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/17/
newsid_2547000/2547811.stm
1984 : Birth of Kenta Kamakari, Japanese actor http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Kamakari_Kenta
1997 : After a huge victory, Nawaz Sharif comes back for the second time as Pakistan’s Prime Minister
2001 : Thailand king installs a new government led by Thaksin Shinawatra whose party, the Thai Rak Thai having 17 of 22 ministries. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1108114.stm
2003 : Mgr Joseph Zen, bishop of Hong Kong (named by the pope), accuses the governments of Beijing and Hong Kong of the will to increase the repression against the 347 000 Hong Kong catholics throught an anti-subversion law in preparation http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=5460&size=
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18 FEBRUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 18 FEBRUARY
3102 BC : Origin of the Kali Era (India) http://www.thevedicfoundation.org/bhartiya_history/mahabharat.htm
1294 : Death of Khubilai Khan, founder of the Chinese Yuan dynasty, born in September 1215 http://countrystudies.us/mongolia/18.htm http://www.chinapage.com/painting/kublai.html
1405 : Death of Tamerlane (Timur), Mongol emperor, born in 1336 http://www.silk-road.com/artl/timur.shtml
1486 : Birth of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint and bhakti yoga developer http://www.dlshq.org/saints/gauranga.htm
1530 : Birth of Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samourai and warlord who died in April 1578 http://www.samurai-archives.com/kenshin.html
1836 : Birth of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa http://www.ceeby.com/people/ramakrishnaparamahamsa.cfm
1853 : Burmese king Pagan Min is forced to abdicate in favor of his half-brother Mindon Min http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagan_Min
1932 : Japan proclaims Mandchukuo independence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchukuo http://www.crwflags.com/FOTW/FLAGS/cn_j_mk.html
1933 : Birth of Yoko Yono, Japanese born singer, ex wife of John Lennon http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Yoko_Ono
1942 : Japanese troops land on Bali island
1951 : Birth of Chen Shui-bian, president of Taiwan (2000-2008) http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/president.htm
1951 : Nepal king Tribhuvan, in exile from one year, comes back to his country as a constitutional king http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribhuvan
1959 : For the first time in Tibet history, legislative elections are organized
1979 : Signature of a treaty of peace, amity and cooperation between Vietnam and the Democratic Republic of Kampuchéa
1979 : the Soviet Union warns China to stop its war against Vietnam before it could be too late
2007 : Attack on the Samjhauta Express (Train of the Friendship) between Pakistan and India causing 67 people dead http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/20/stories/2007022012520100.htm
But today, the main event in Asia history is the birthday of Asia Observer member SHAHEEN (from Pakistan)
From all of us have an happy birthday !!!!
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19 FEBRUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 19th FEBRUARY
1709 : Death of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, 5th shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, born in February 1646 http://www.ancientworlds.net/aw/Post/437600
1938 : Birth of Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama, who died in January 1989 http://www.savetibet.org/campaigns/pl/10th.php http://www.kotan.org/tibet/10th_panchen_lama.html
1942 : Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern city of Darwin, killing 243 people http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Darwin_(February_1942)
1942 : Japanese troop land on Timor
1945 : Start of the offensive against Japanese on Iwo-Jima (Volcano Archipelao) http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0219.html#article
1949 : Mass arrest of Communists in India
1951 : Birth of Tahir-ul-Qadri, Pakistani Islamic scholar http://www.tahir-ul-qadri.com/
1952 : French offensive at Hanoi
1952 : Birth of Ryu Murakami, Japanese writer http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/ryu-murakami/
1955 : South-East Asia collective Defense Treaty (SEATO), signed in September 1954, goes into effects http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/lw/88315.htm
1958 : Beijing and Pyongyang announce the withdrawal of all the Chine troops from North Korea before the end of the year
1983 : Birth of Assunta De Rossi, Italo-Filipina actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1033858/ http://assuntaderossi.tripod.com/gallery.html
1983 : Birth of Mika Nakashima, Japanese singer and actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mika_Nakashima http://www.millennial-fair.com/entertain/music/mikap.html
1986 : Birth of Reon Kadena, Japanese model and actress http://www.askmen.com/women/models_300/375_reon_kadena.html
1989 : Second informal Jakarta meeting between all the Cambodian factions
1997 : Death of Deng Xiaoping, born in August 1908 http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/19/
newsid_2565000/2565613.stm http://www.reference.com/search?q=Deng%20Xiaoping
2001 : General Tin Oo, number four in the Burmese military junta is killed in an helicopter crash http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_2001_Feb_26/
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2005 : United States and Japan said that stability in the Taiwan Strait is one their strategic target
But today, the main event in Asia history is the birthday of Asia Observer member RTHURAISINGAM (from Malaysia)
From all of us have an happy birthday
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20 FEBRUARY 2008
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MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 20 FEBRUARY
1846 : An imperial edict says again, under some restrictions, that catholic activities are authorized in China
1913 : Coronation of Nepal king Tribhuvan http://www.nepalhomepage.com/news/century_poll/english/tribhuvan.html
1928 : In Tokyo, first election with universal suffrage
1945 : Birth of Annu Kapoor, Indian actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annu_Kapoor http://www.gujaratglobal.com/nextSub.php?id=2449&cattype=NEWS
1945 : Allied forces take Mandalay (Burma)
1947 : Lord Mountbatten becomes Vice king of India
1950 : Birth of Ken Shimura, Japanese actor http://listing-index.ebay.com/actors/Ken_Shimura.html http://news.info-view.biz/news/tag/shimura
1976 : Visit of ex president Nixon to China
1976 : The South-East Association Treaty Organization (SEATO) is disbanded
1987 : Anurachal Pradesh gets the status of state of India
1996 : Death of Toru Takemitsu, Japanese composer, born in October 1930 http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/bio23861.htm http://www.soundintermedia.co.uk/treeline-online/biog.html
2003 : For the first time since 1983, a North Korean plane flys ove South Korean air space in Yellow See
2007 : Zilla Huma Usman, an activist for women emancipation in Pakistan is assassinated. She was born in September 1971 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article1414137.ece
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21 FEBRUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 21 FEBRUARY
1846 : Death of the 120th Japanese emperor Ninko (1817-1846), born in November 1800 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Nink%C5%8D
1878 : Birth of The Mother (Mirra Alfassa), Indian spiritual leader who died in November 1973 http://www.auroville.org/vision/ma.htm
1941 : Birth of James Wong, Hong Kong composer who died in November 2004
1945 : Japanese kamikaze planes sink escort carrier Bismarck Sea and damage the Saratoga
1949 : Killing of Tan Malaka, Indonesian nationalist and communist leader, born in 1894 http://www.marxists.org/archive/malaka/index.htm
1950 : Bloody riots in West Bengal (India)
1951 : In China, a law to punish the counterrevolutionnaries leads to a one year terror campaign causing more than one million people killed.
1952 : In Dhaka, East Pakistan (present Bangladesh) police opens fire on a procession of students demanding the establishment of Bengali as the official language, killing four peoples and starting a country-wide protest which led to the recognition of Bengali as one of the bational language of Pakistan
1969 : In Pakistan, President Ayub Khan announces that he will not be candidate for a new term http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayub_Khan#President_of_Pakistan_.281958_-_1969.29
1970 : Pathet Lao guerilla seizes Xieng Khuang and Muong Suy in central Laos http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9058717/Pathet-Lao
1972 : Birth of Seo Taiji, Korean musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seo_Taiji http://seotaiji.com/
1972 : Début de visite de Nixon en Chine (jusqu’au 28) http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/21/
newsid_2728000/2728761.stm http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/publications/DOC_readers/kissinger/nixzhou/
1973 : Birth of Bowie Tsang, Taiwanese singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowie_Tsang http://www.pbase.com/pagantsai/abaw
1973 : A ceasefire is signed for Laos
1978 : Birth of Kim Ha-neul, South Korean actress http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Kim_Ha-neul.php
1978 : Birth of Park Eun-hye, South Korean actress http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Kim_Ha-neul.php
1980 : Birth of Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, king of Bhutan since December 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jigme_Khesar_Namgyal_Wangchuck
1983 : Violence in Assam elections http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/20/
newsid_4269000/4269719.stm
2001 : China publishes a new White Paper on Taiwan threatening of a military intervention
2002 : First official visit of US president George W. Bush in China
2007 : According to a United Nations representative ivestigating on 887 political killings in the Philippines, the military is involved in the killing of 356 leftist personnalities
But today, the main event in Asia history is the birthday of Asia Observer members PEDVHONG (from South Korea), URSZULAR (from Poland)
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22 FEBRUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 22 FEBRUARY
1759 : French troop abandon the siege of Madras (India) when Britain fleat arrives
1799 : Infaming Qing dynasty Chinese official at court Heshen, born in 1750, is forced to commit suicide http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1B1-367033.html
1940 : Five-year old Tenzin Gyatso is enthroned as the 14h Dalai Lama in Lhasa, Tibet http://www.reference.com/search?q=Tenzin%20Gyatso
1942 : President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders general Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as American defense collapses
1929 : Birth of James Hong, Chinese-American actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0393222/
1944 : Death of Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Gandhi, born in April 1869 http://rrtd.nic.in/kasturbagandhi.html http://www.gandhi-manibhavan.org/aboutgandhi/photographs_kasturba.htm
1967 : In Indonesia, Suharto takes full power http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&
id=4781
1968 : In Vietnam, end of the Tet Offensive by communist Vietnamese http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&
id=50498
1971 : Birth of Lea Salonga, Filipina actress and singer http://www.leasalonga.com/ http://www.filipinoweb.com/leasalonga.html
1973 : US Communiqué announcing the opening of Liaison Offices in Beijing and Washington
1974 : Pakistan recognizes the independence of Bangladesh
1979 : Birth of Lee Na-young, South Korean actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Na-young http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Lee_Na-young.php
1980 : Afghanistan declares martial law
1982 : Death of Josh Malihabadi, Urdu poet of India and Pakistan, born in December 1898 http://www.urdupoetry.com/profile/josh.html
1985 : Opening of the trial of general Fabian Ver, chief the Philippine armed forces, and of 24 servicemen accused of the murder of the opposition leader Begnino Aquino (verdict on 2 December) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_Ver
1986 : Filipino coup Leaders Enrile and Ramos tell Marcos to go http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/22/
newsid_2519000/2519155.stm
2002 : Unlimited ceasefire between Sri-Lankan government and Tamil separatists with the help of Norway.
2005 : During negociations at Helsinski, Aceh rebels renounce to their independence claim for the province.
2005 : South Korean actress Lee Eun-ju commits suicide at 25 http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200502/200502220032.html http://www.smh.com.au/news/People/Young-star-hangs-herself/2005/02/23/
1109046974175.html
2006 : At Geneva, resumption for the first time in three years of the negociation between Sri Lankan government and Tamil LTTTE
2006 : Joseph Zen, 70 years, bishop of Hong Kong est elevated cardinal
But today, the main event in Asia history is the birthday of Asia Observer member CH299 (from Pakistan)
From all of us have an happy birthday
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23 FEBRUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 23 FEBRUARY
1100 : Death of Chinese Emperor Zhezong, born in January 1076 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Zhezong_of_Song
1464 : Death of Chinese Emperor Zhengtong (1435-1449) and again from 1457 to 1464 under the name of Tianshen http://library.thinkquest.org/C0126670/emperors/zhengtong_en.htm
1646 : Birth of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, 5th shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty http://www.ancientworlds.net/aw/Post/437600
1873 : Birth of Liang Qichao, Chinese scholar, who died in January 1929 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liang_Qichao
1942 : A Japanese submarine shells a oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California
1944 : End of the Battle od Eniwetok Atoll http://worldwar2database.com/html/eniwetok.htm
1945 : US Flag rised on Iwo Jama http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/23/
newsid_3564000/3564547.stm
1945 : US Forces, under general Mac Arthur, enter in Manila (Philippines), starting a devastating intramurros battle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_for_the_Liberation_of_Manila
1946 : General Tomoyuki Yamashita « The Tiger of Malaya » is hanged http://www.world-war-2.info/figures/tomoyuki-yamashita.php http://www.pbs.org/wnet/justice/world_issues_yam.html
1955 : Conference of Bangkok instauring the South East AsiaTreaty Organization (Seato)
1960 : Birth of Crown Prince Naruhito http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruhito,_Crown_Prince_of_Japan http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e03/ed03-03.html
1963 : Death of Madhubala, Indian actress, from illness, born in 1933 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhubala http://bollywoodpicturesgallery.com/madhubala_01.htm
1971 : Birth of Jeong Chan, South Korean actor http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Jeong_Chan.php http://www.koreanmovie.com/Jeong_Chan_ka380/
1976 : Fist summit of the five heads of state or of government of Asean countries in Bali
1980 : Birth of Karan Singh Grover, Indian television actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karan_Singh_Grover
1983 : Birth of Aziz Ansari, Indian American comedian http://www.comedycentral.com/comedians/browse/a/aziz_ansari.jhtml
1986 : Birth of Kazuya Kamenashi, Japanese idol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuya_Kamenashi http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=2205
1991 : In Thailand, General Sunthorn Kongsompong leads a bloodless coup d’état, deposing Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan http://www.2bangkok.com/2bangkok/blackmay/blackmay01.shtml
2004 : In Beijing, second round of talks in the Six-countries Conference (Koreas, China, Japan, USA, Russia) trying to put an end to the nuclear crisis in North Korea). No agreement reached
2004 : Death of Vijay Anand, Indian film director http://www.upperstall.com/people/vijayanand.html
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24 FEBRUARY 2008
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MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 24 FEBRUARY
1103 : Birth of Toba, the 74th Japanese emperor (1107-1123) who died in July 1156 http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/asian490/tml5/Bios/toba.htm
1739 : In the Battle of Karnal, the Iranian army defeats the forces of the Mughaj emperor of India, Muhammad Shah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Karnal
1826 : The signing of the Treaty of Yandaboo marks the end of the First Burmese War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Yandaboo http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/congress/4568/memorandum/a114-
210.html
1881 : China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty
1924 : Mahatma Gandhi is realesed from jail
1933 : Refusing to leave Manchuria, Japan withdraws from League of Nations http://www.johndclare.net/league_of_nations6_news.htm
1947 : Birth of Adam Cheng, Hong Kong actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Cheng
1950 : An American mission in Indochina is set up
1962 : Death of Hu Shi, born in December 1891 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9041325/Hu-Shih#26714.hook
1968 : South Vietnamese recapture Hué, marking the end of Tet offensive http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&
id=6817 http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/24/
newsid_4249000/4249381.stm
1987 : Birth of Mayuko Iwasa, Japanese entertainer and model http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Iwasa_Mayuko http://www.icelebz.com/celebs/mayuko_iwasa/
1987 : Birth of Chieko Kawabe, Japanese singer, model and actress http://www.soul-hunter.com/sailormoon/pgsm/actors/chiekokawabe.php
1997 : The Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, who died on 19 February is cremated
1998 : Khamtay Siphandone is elected President of Laos (up to 1998) http://www.laoembassy.com/officials/khamtay.htm
2005 : After loosing legislative elections, Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian signs an agreement with James Soong in which he renounces to his principal anti-China objectives
2006 : Afraid of a possible coup d’état on the 20th anniversary of the fall of Ferdinand Marcos, President M. G. Arroyo proclaims the state of emergency. Around 15 officers are arrested on complot charge.
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25 FEBRUARY 2008
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MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 25 FEBRURY
1605 : Portuguese garrison on Ambon surrenders to Admiral Van der Haghen
1715 : Death of Pu Songling, Chinese writer, born in June 1640 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9061785/Pu-Songling
1850 : Death of Emperor Daoguang (1820-1850), born in September 1782 http://library.thinkquest.org/C0126670/emperors/daoguang_en.htm
1894 : Birth of Meher Baba, Indian guru who died in January 1969 http://www.meherbabainformation.org/
1925 : Death of Sun Yat-sen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Yat-sen http://www.humanistictexts.org/sun_yat.htm
1926 : In China, Kuo Min Tang (Guomindang) declares war on warlords
1943 : Vietminh forms Indochinese Democratic Front
1948 : Birth of Danny Denzongpa, Indian actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Denzongpa http://www.apunkachoice.com/celebrities/danny_denzongpa/
1953 : Birth of Kim Yeong-cheol, South Korean actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1116906/
1957 : Nobusuke Kishi, president of the Liberal Democratic Party becomes Japanese Prime Minister http://www.bookrags.com/biography/nobusuke-kishi/
1962 : India Congress Party wins elections
1968 : Sonia Maino marries Rajiv Gandhi http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/ray200406240925.asp
1986 : Ferninand Marcos flees to Hawaii. Cory Aquino presidente of the Philippines up to June 1992 http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/25/
newsid_4694000/4694530.stm
1988 : South Korea adopts constitution
1993 : Kim Young-sam president of South Korea up to 1998 http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/korea/history/
kim_young_sam_administration.htm
1998 : Kim Dae-jung president of South Korea http://www.nndb.com/people/087/000089817/
2003 : M. Roh Moo-hyun becomes president of South Korea http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2535143.stm
But today, the main event in Asia history is the birthday of Asia Observer member ARUNKN (from India)
From all of us have an happy birthday
Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2008/02/25 12:36
Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2008/02/25 17:15<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2008/02/25 20:49
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