for the present-day governing Democratic Progressive Party. While political opposition at the time was not yet calling for Taiwanese independence, the event called for self-determination. An overseas support network of Taiwanese organizations was also formed in North America and Europe. Virtually all leading members of the present-day democratic government had a role in the event, either as defendants or as defense lawyers. By 2000, DPP successfully ended KMT rule. After losing the 2008 and 2012 presidential and legislative elections to the KMT, the DPP successfully contested and won both elections in 2016. Chen Shui-bian, who was later elected to two terms as ROC president, was one of the defence lawyers, while his running mate, Annette Lu, was one of the "Kaohsiung Eight". She was sentenced to 12 years, of which she served five and a half. See also White Terror (Taiwan) Martial law in Taiwan February 28 Incident Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park 2021 arrests of Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries participants References Protests in Taiwan Political history of Taiwan White Terror (Taiwan) Taiwanese democracy movements 1979 in Taiwan