Retrocession Day

day marking the anniversary of the end of Japanese rule over Taiwan on 25 October 1945
Event awareness_day Q697228
Retrocession Day
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Summary

Retrocession Day is an awareness day[1]. It draws 1,462 Wikipedia views per month (awareness_day category, ranking #12 of 43).[2]

Key Facts

  • Retrocession Day is in the country of Taiwan[3].
  • Retrocession Day is in the country of People's Republic of China[4].
  • Retrocession Day's instance of is recorded as awareness day[5].
  • Retrocession Day's instance of is recorded as public holiday[6].
  • Retrocession Day's commemorates is recorded as retrocession of Taiwan[7].
  • Retrocession Day's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as October 25[8].

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When and Where

Country listings include Taiwan[3], an island country[9], in Taiwan[10], founded in 1912[11] and People's Republic of China[4], a sovereign state[12], in People's Republic of China[13], founded in 1949[14].

Context

Recorded instance of include awareness day[5] and public holiday[6].

Why It Matters

Retrocession Day draws 1,462 Wikipedia views per month (awareness_day category, ranking #12 of 43).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Ericliu1912 · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Commons category: Surrender of Japan in Taiwan"
  2. 18d ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Country → Taiwan, People's Republic of China
    Instance of → —
    Day in year for periodic occurrence → October 25
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Copy from P373 to commons sitelink"
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