Remembering dissidents

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou bows during a memorial for the 66th anniversary of the 228 Incident in Taipei. The 228 Incident on February 28, 1947, was a military crackdown that took place against dissidents protesting at the administration of Chen Yi, a governor appointed by Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) to help rebuild Taiwan after World War II.
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( Pichi Chuang, Reuters / February 28, 2013 )

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou bows during a memorial for the 66th anniversary of the 228 Incident in Taipei. The 228 Incident on February 28, 1947, was a military crackdown that took place against dissidents protesting at the administration of Chen Yi, a governor appointed by Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) to help rebuild Taiwan after World War II.

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