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Capture of Chamdo

China · Government / Government of China. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1950Date range
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Chronological records

1950

Mao Tse-Tung19 October 1950

Chamdo · Government / Government of China

Chinese forces capture Chamdo and take Tibetan governor Ngabo Ngawang Jigme prisoner.

Names involved

Mao Tse-Tung

Provenance

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