Taiwan Timeline By alicesamberg Jan 1, 1642 Spanish driven out by Dutch Jan 1, 1683 Manchu Dynasty conquered Taiwan Jan 1, 1683 Qing Dysnasty defeated Zheng's forces Jan 1, 1895 Japanese seized Taiwan Oct 10, 1911 Taiwan is founded Jan 1, 1949 Nationalists lost Taiwan to communists Sep 3, 1954 Mainland China sends several military attacks to Taiwan Oct 25, 1971 Taiwan "expelled" from UN Jan 1, 1979 US stops diplomatic relations with Taiwan Jul 15, 1987 End of martial law
