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Archival footage of protesters and military deployments.

For 40 years, 228 was a "taboo" topic. It wasn't until the late 1980s that the 228 Justice and Peace Movement broke the silence. 228 mp4

The incident began not as a revolution, but as a confrontation over contraband cigarettes. Monopoly Bureau agents struck a widow, Lin Jiang-mai, sparking a public outcry that escalated when agents fired into a crowd, killing a bystander. This localized event tapped into deep-seated resentment against the KMT administration's corruption and economic mismanagement following the end of Japanese rule. II. The Escalation: From Protest to Massacre Archival footage of protesters and military deployments

In 1995, President Lee Teng-hui issued the first official apology and designated February 28 as a national holiday. 228 mp4