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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)
From all of us have an happy birthday  <br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2008/02/21 13:21
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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
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26 FEBRUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 26 FEBRUARY
1911 : Birth of Taro Okamoto, Japanese avant-garde artist who died in January 1996 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar%C5%8D_Okamoto http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_dave/65019195/
1936 : Attempted coup d’état by the ultranationalist Kodo-ha faction of the Imperial Japanese Army http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_26_Incident
1956 : Birth of Keisuke Kuwata, Japanese singer http://www.cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp/information/famous/kuwatak.html http://wiki.theppn.org/Keisuke_Kuwata
1958 : Death of Japanese painter Yokoyama Taikan, born in November 1868 http://ndl.go.jp/portrait/e/datas/346.html?c=15 http://www.chitralekha.org/yokoyama.htm
1966 : Death of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian freedom fighter and writer, born in May 1883 http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/itihas/vds.htm
1969 : Birth of Wang Dan, one of the students leaders in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/10/05/cnn25.wang.tan/index.html
1969 : Birth of Hitoshi Sakimoto, Japanese composer http://sakimoto.cocoebiz.com/index.shtml
1973 : Opening at Paris of the International Conference on Vietnam
1980 : Birth of Alex Fong, Hong Kong singer http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/fong_lik_sun.htm
1982 : Birth of Song Hye Kye, South Korea’s model and actress http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Song_Hye-kyo.php http://yummycelebrities.com/2006/06/23/song-hye-kyo-picture-gallery-1/
1986 : Birth of Crytal Kay, Japanese singer http://wiki.theppn.org/Crystal_Kay
2004 : Death of Shankarrao Chavan, Indian politician born in July 1920 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/521502.cms
But today, the main event in Asia history is the birthday of Asia Observer members Amazon (USA), Avivi (China) and Arecan3 (Burma)
From all of us have an happy birthday
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27 FEBRUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 27 FEBRUARY
1626 : Yuan Chonghuan is appointed governor of Liaodong, after he led the Chinese into a great victory at Ningyuan against the Mandchurians under Nurhaci http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ningyuan
1712 : Death of Bahadur Shah 1, born in October 1643 http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P065
1876 : Signature of the Treaty of Ganghwa or Korea-Japanese Treaty of Amity, oponing Korea to Japanese trade http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Ganghwa
1908 : Birth of Kazuo Hasegawa, Japanese actor http://www.answers.com/topic/kazuo-hasegawa?cat=entertainment http://club.u-lik.com/Kazuo+Hasegawa
1939 : Birth of Kenzo Takada, Japanese fashion designer http://www.japan-zone.com/modern/takada_kenzo.shtml
1955 : Elections in Japan, confirming the defeat of Shigeru Yoshida clique http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshida_Shigeru
1957 : Mao’s speech « On the correct handling of contradiction among people » launching the « One hundred flowers movement » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Flowers_Campaign
1962 : Two pilots bomb the Independance Palace of Vietnam’s president Ngo Dinh Diem.In this action, the first US is killed in Vietnam
1965 : Birth of Maggie Siu, Hong Kong actress http://www.geocities.com/maggiesiu99/ http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/siu_maggie.htm
1965 : In a White Paper, Washington accuses Hanoi of leading against Saigon an agression so real as the one of an invasion army.
1977 : Birth of Ji Sung, South Korean actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ji_Sung http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Ji_Sung
1996 : Satoshi Tajiri creates the hit media franchise Pokémon http://www.pokezam.com/pokemon/stajiri.php
2002 : A train carring hindu nationalist pilgrims is attacked at Godhra (Gujarat) causing 59 victims. In the following days, violence between Muslims and Hindus will cause 540 deaths. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/27/
newsid_4168000/4168073.stm
2004 : Death of Yoshihiko Amino, Japanese historian born in January 1928 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshihiko_Amino
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28 FEBRUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 28 FEBRUAY
202 BC : Coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu initiating four centuries of the Han dynasty’s rule over China http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/
content_22859.htm
1911 : Birth of Amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet who died in March 1946
1919 : Amanullah Khan, born in June 1892, becomes King of Afghanistan up to January 1929. He died in exile in April 1960 http://www.afghanan.net/afghanistan/amanullahkhan.htm
1939 : Birth of Daniel C. Tsui, Chinese born physicist, Nobel laureate http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1998/tsui-
autobio.html
1942 : Japanese land in Java, last Allied bastion in Dutch East Indies
1946 : In Chongqing, signature of two treaties between France and China
1947 : Anti-Kuomintang’s administration demonstration on Taiwan (228 Incident). Civil disorder is put down at a loss of 30,000 civilian lives http://www.taiwandc.org/228-intr.htm
1952 : Agreement between the USA and Japan on the deployment of US forces in Japan
1957 : U Nu becomes Prime Minister for the second time, up to October 1958 http://www.bookrags.com/biography/u-nu/
1963 : Death of Rajendra Prasad, first president of India http://www.liveindia.com/freedomfighters/10.html
1972 : End of the visit of President Nixon in China. Signature of the Shanghai Communique http://www.taiwandocuments.org/communique01.htm
1972 : Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato says that Taiwan belongs to China http://www.jakvydelat.com/eisaku-sato/
1974 : Taiwan police shoots into crowd
1998 : Kim Dae-jung becomes president of South Korea up to February 2003 http://www.hosted-webs.com/daejong/
2001 : China ratifies the International Convenant on the Economic, Social and Cultural rights, except the article 8, paragraph 1-a on trade unions freedom http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_cescr.htm
2002 : Despite a very low rating, Tung Chee-hwa is reelected as head of Hong Kong is reelected by 80 % of the electoral body
2002 : At least 55 are killed in Ahmadabad, India, when Hindus burn Muslim homes
2004 : Over 1 million Taiwanese participate in the 228 Hand-in-hand rally, forming a 500-kilometre long human chain to commemorate the 228 Incident in 1947 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/228_Hand-in-Hand_Rally
But today, the main event in Asia history is the birthday of Asia Observer members VC8481 and BETCHIE from the Philippines, as well as SAKORA from Poland
From all of us have an happy birthday
Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2008/02/28 09:15<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2008/02/28 14:03
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