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- The renaming of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan to National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall (Chinese: 國立台灣民主紀念館; pinyin: Guólì Táiwān Mínzhǔ Jìniànguǎn) was announced by President Chen Shui-bian on 15 May 2007. The surrounding plaza was rededicated to democracy as Liberty Square. This move was condemned by the pan-blue media as a political move by the Democratic Progressive Party to denounce the historical heritage of the Republic of China. The site has now been restored back to the original title of the "Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall" on 20 July 2009 when the Kuomintang came back in power. Chen was then a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). In 2007 his party and its allies controlled the executive branch of the ROC government. The opposition, the Kuomintang (KMT) and its allies held a one-vote majority in the legislature. With a national election looming in 2008, support and opposition divided along partisan lines. Legal wrangling ensued, with the debate centering on the prerogatives and powers of each branch of the ROC government. Legally, the executive branch held the authority to rename the monument and square without ratification by the legislature. The legislature, however, could deny some funding if it declined to recognize the new names in appropriate documents. The Taipei City Government, then under KMT control, also weighed in, arguing historical status for the relatively new site and invoking city ordinances forbidding the alteration of such sites. For the remainder of Chen's term both old and new names remained in use, with preferences lining up largely on partisan lines. On 20 May 2008, Ma Ying-jeou arose as the victor in 2008 Presidential Elections which also saw his KMT increase its majority in the legislature as the public became disillusioned with the misrule and money-laundering of the DPP led by former President Chen. During the campaign, Ma had promised to restore the original names and inscriptions at the site. After his election, Ma promised to undertake wide consultation before making a final decision about names. In August 2008, the Ministry of Education (MOE) officials announced that the administration recognized the original name of the memorial as the official one but that no final decision would be made on the matter until the public was consulted. In January 2009, the MOE announced that no public forums would take place, that the original plaque designating the hall as Chiang Kai-shek Memorial would be restored by the end of the summer, and that Liberty Square would be allowed to stand as the name of the plaza. (en)
- 國立臺灣民主紀念館（簡稱民主紀念館），是中華民國行政院在陳水扁政府執政期間，根據2007年4月13日核定之《國立台灣民主紀念館組織規程》所成立的文教設施機構，正式掛牌成立於2007年5月19日，改制於原本設置同址的中正紀念堂。 2007年5月10日，中華民國教育部部長杜正勝發佈教育部令，「訂定《國立臺灣民主紀念館組織規程》」，全文共五條，以設立一個名為「國立臺灣民主紀念館」的機構；同時發佈生效的還有《國立臺灣民主紀念館辦事細則》。 2007年6月7日，立法院法制、教育聯席委員會決議廢止《國立臺灣民主紀念館組織規程》，惟教育部認為立法院無權廢止四級機關之組織法，雙方陷入各說各話的局面。 民主紀念館甫成立即產生法律上是否存在的爭議。由泛藍陣營占多數的立法院在廢止組織規程後，主張民主紀念館不存在，也據此凍結以民主紀念館名義編列的預算；泛綠陣營則主張，立法院無權廢除相當於行政院行政命令的組織規程。 2008年5月20日，執政黨由民主進步黨變更為中國國民黨。同年8月，行政院研擬廢止《國立台灣民主紀念館組織規程》，民主紀念館正式復名為中正紀念堂；計民主紀念館存在時間約一年三個月。中華民國政府於2009年7月20日正式將中正紀念堂匾額重新掛回。 (zh)
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