Memorial Foundation of 228
A publicly endowed foundation established in 1995 under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China to handle compensation, commemorative activities and consolation related to the 228 Incident, and which has operated the National 228 Memorial Museum since 2009.
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Overview
The Memorial Foundation of 228 (財團法人二二八事件紀念基金會) is a publicly endowed foundation established by the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China in October 1995 under the Act on Handling and Compensation for the 228 Incident. Its early work focused on compensation, commemorative activities and consolation related to the 228 Incident, and since 2009 it has operated the National 228 Memorial Museum. The Executive Yuan designated the foundation a permanent institution on 20 June 2006, and in July 2006 instructed the establishment of the National 228 Memorial Museum, which formally opened on 28 February of the following year and is entrusted to the foundation for management. The foundation's activities include exhibitions, forums, concerts, film festivals, seminars, publications and international human-rights exchange, as well as consolation ceremonies, scholarships, compensation applications, educational outreach and research grants.
History
On 7 April 1995, a presidential order promulgated the Act on Handling and Compensation for the 228 Incident, whose purpose was to handle compensation for the 228 Incident, enable citizens to understand the truth of the event, soothe historical wounds and promote ethnic harmony. On 12 October of the same year, the Executive Yuan established the Memorial Foundation of 228, and on 20 June 2006 it was changed into a permanent institution. In July 2006 the Executive Yuan instructed the establishment of the National 228 Memorial Museum, which formally opened on 28 February of the following year and was entrusted to the foundation for management. The foundation's early work focused on compensation, commemorative activities and consolation related to the 228 Incident, and since 2009 it has operated the National 228 Memorial Museum.
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A publicly endowed foundation serving as a human-rights exchange platform, promoting universal values of freedom, democracy, human rights and peace through exhibitions, forums, concerts, film festivals, seminars, publications and international human-rights exchange.
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