Chiang Kai-Shek1 October 1949
Mao Zedong proclaims the People’s Republic of China in Beijing while Chiang’s Nationalist government continues retreating south.
China · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Mao Zedong proclaims the People’s Republic of China in Beijing while Chiang’s Nationalist government continues retreating south.
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