2 March 1969Capture of DamanskyMao Tse-Tung
The Chinese occupy the Island of Damansky on the border with Russia in the North East. 23 Russian troops are killed
Historical records for China in 1969, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
The Chinese occupy the Island of Damansky on the border with Russia in the North East. 23 Russian troops are killed
Promulgates regulations allowing supplementary elections for additional national representatives while old mainland-elected seats remain in place.
Coordinates diplomatic and state responses as armed clashes sharply increase tension along the Sino-Soviet border.
Lin Biao is confirmed as Mao's successor at the Ninth Party Congress
Mao opens the Ninth Party Congress, which declares the Cultural Revolution victorious but does not end its consequences
The Tenth Kuomintang National Congress again confirms his leadership while the government begins limited supplementary elections for national representative bodies.
In the Politburo introduces a motion to retain the office of President
De Gaulle meets Manach & says Washington will talk with China & support United Nations membership
De Gaulle meets Manach & says Washington will talk with China & support United Nations membership
A world congess of Communist parties rejects a proposal from Russia to expel China
A world congess of Communist parties rejects a proposal from Russia to expel China
"he was my fiend, my teacher...I knew him since 1922 when we were together in Paris"
Meets Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin at Beijing airport to reduce tension after border clashes.
En-Lai & Kosygin meet at Beijing airport to agree to discussions on border disputes
Attends Ho Chi Minhs funeral & assures Van Dong China will provide weapons
Reassures Van Dong China will continue to provide weapons. Attends Ho Chi Minhs funeral
Informed Washington will open talks with China & support its admittance to the UN
Informed Washington will open talks with China & support its admittance to the UN
Talks begin between Russia & China at Beijing to resolve border disputes
Liu Shaoqi dies in custody after years of persecution
Cremated & thrown into a common grave under another name
Dies of privation in jail at Kaifeng City, Henan province
30 Soviet soldiers are killed in one clash on a small uninhabited island in the Ussuri River, the roots of the dispute lay in Chinese claims to parts of the eastern Soviet Union relinquished by the Chinese under the "the Unequal Treaties"
The West denounces China as the greater danger to peace. A skirmish between Russia & China in the Ussuri River
Appointed Member of Central Committee
Appointed Commander 8341 Regiment
Says that it is the slaves who make history. Announces all references to his "genius" should be removed
The World Congress of Communist Parties rejects a proposal to expel China
Reintroduces the Peoples Political Consultative Conference for a common united front. Allows 8 small non-communist parties to be re-instated to keep a "united front"
Informed Washington will open talks with China & support its admittance to the UN. The USA begins to relax its embargo of China
Appointed Foreign Minister
Allows 8 small non-communist parties to be re-instated to keep a "united front"
Assumes total control of the Foreign Affairs Ministry
Reccomends circulating military commands to prevent local power bases
Reccomends circulating military commands to prevent local power bases
Romania & Yugoslavia are Chinas biggest supporters at the World Communist Congress
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