Republic of Formosa

The Republic of Formosa was a short-lived unrecognized state that existed on the island of Taiwan in 1895 during the interregnum between the formal cession of Taiwan by the Qing dynasty of China to the Empire of Japan after the Treaty of Shimonoseki.

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Which happened first?

• Republic of Formosa and Federated Malay States began in the same year
• Republic of Formosa began 1 year after Republic of Hawaii
• Republic of Formosa began 2 years after French Protectorate of Laos
• Republic of Formosa began 2 years before Progressive Era
• Republic of Formosa began 2 years before Korean Empire

Timeline

1. French Protectorate of Laos1893–1954
2. Republic of Hawaii1894 – August 12, 1898
3. Federated Malay States1895–1946
4. Republic of Formosa (this page)May 25, 1895 – October 21, 1895
5. Korean EmpireOctober 12, 1897 – August 29, 1910
6. Progressive Era1897–1920

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• Soviet UnionDecember 30, 1922 – December 26, 1991
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• Ottoman EmpireJuly 29, 1299 – November 17, 1922
• Cold War1945 – December 25, 1991
• Middle AgesAD 476 – 1500s
• French RevolutionMay 5, 1789
• Byzantine EmpireJanuary 17, AD 395 – May 29, 1453