| Part ofWhite Terror (Taiwan) | |
| Native name | 七一三澎湖事件 |
|---|---|
| Date | July 13, 1949; 76 years ago (1949-07-13) |
| Location | Penghu, China |
| Type | Forced conscription by theRepublic of China |
| Outcome | Two principals and five students executed, unknown number of students killed |
| Deaths | 7+ (Initial casualties of July 13 unknown) |
TheJuly 13 Penghu incident (fromChinese:七一三澎湖事件) refers to a forcedconscription ofrefugees that occurred during theRepublic of China's (ROC)White Terror in 1949.[1]
5000 students and teachers fleeing theChinese Civil War fromShandong inmainland China were relocated to thePenghuarchipelago near theisland of Taiwan.[1] The ROC promised that their education would continue while serving as part-time soldiers. Instead, the refugees were made full-time soldiers. Student protests broke out on July 13 and were violently suppressed by themilitary. Some protesters being stabbed withbayonets, while others were reportedly killed.[1][2]
Some teachers and principals publicly supported the students;[1] some may have attempted to notify higher authorities of the abuses. In response, the military arrested hundreds of students toward the end of July. The prisoners were tortured intofalse confessions of beingcommunist spies. The supportive teachers and principals were implicated and arrested. 40 stoodtrial inTaipei. Two principals and five students[2] were publiclyexecuted;[1] their deaths were announced on December 12.[2]
In 2019, the 70th anniversary, the incident was commemorated by an exhibition from theNational Human Rights Museum ofTaiwan. The exhibition was hosted at thePenghu Reclamation Hall in Penghu and theJing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park in Taipei.[1]
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