Historical place archive

Chamdo in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Chamdo in China. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1950–1950

Historical events in Chamdo

1950

6 October 1950
Chamdo Campaign Begins
Mao Tse-Tung · Government of China

People's Liberation Army units begin the campaign against Tibetan forces in Chamdo.

19 October 1950
Capture of Chamdo
Mao Tse-Tung · Government of China

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

Provenance

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