Formosa Magazine

Formosa Magazine
Traditional 美麗島雜誌
Mandarin Měilìdǎo Zázhì

Premiere issue of Formosa Magazine, dated 16 August 1979
Chief Editor Chang Chün-hung (張俊宏)
General Manager Shi Ming-teh (施明德)
Editor Hsu Hsin-liang (許信良)
Editor Annette Lu (呂秀蓮)
Circulation Manager Lin Yi-hsiung (林義雄)
Frequency Monthly
Format 21cm
Publisher Huang Hsin-chieh (黃信介)
Total circulation
(1979)
140,000
First issue 16 August 1979 (1979-08-16)
Final issue
— Number
November 1979
Vol 1 No 4[1]
Country Taiwan
Language (Chinese (Taiwan))
OCLC number 7186174

Formosa Magazine (Chinese: 『美麗島』雜誌; pinyin: Měilìdǎo Zázhì) was a magazine created by Tangwai individuals in Taiwan during the summer of 1979. It opposed the Kuomintang's political monopoly in the Republic of China government. A police raid of the Formosa Press caused the Kaohsiung Incident in December 1979.

There were 61 participants; less than ten were truly active, namely,

The opening celebration took place in Mandarina Crown Hotel (中泰賓館) in the afternoon of September 8, 1979.[1] A blockade by the military ensued, sometimes known as the Mandarina Crown Hotel Incident. For the next three months until the raid, branches were opened throughout Taiwan. Opening were followed by speeches and conferences.

References

  1. 1 2 Hsu, Chien-Jung (2014). The Construction of National Identity in Taiwan's Media, 1896-2012. Leiden, The Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill NV. pp. 88–89. ISBN 978-90-04-22770-5. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. "Dissidents' trial ends with plea for reform". The Age (Melbourne). 31 March 1980. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  3. Woodruff, Cathy (7 July 1986). "2 Taiwanese Seek Allies For Opposition Party". Schenectady Gazette. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  4. "Dissident's Mother, 2 Daughters Are Killed". Toledo Blade. Reuter. 29 February 1980. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  5. McDonald, Hamish (3 April 1980). "On trial in Taiwan". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

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