1949 in China
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Events in the year 1949 in the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China.
Contents
Incumbents
Republic of China:
People's Republic of China
- Chairman of the Government – Mao Zedong
- Premier – Zhou Enlai
Events
September
- September 27 — The Flag of the People's Republic of China (simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国国旗; traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國國旗; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó guóqí) is a red field charged in the canton (upper corner nearest the flagpole) with five golden stars.[1]
October
- October 1 – The People's Republic of China is officially proclaimed.
- October 17 – Chinese communist troops take Guangzhou.
- 25–27 October - Battle of Guningtou in Kinmen, Fujian
- October 27 – Chinese communist troops fail to take Kinmen in the Battle of Kuningtou; their advance towards Taiwan is halted.
December
- 8 December - The government of the Republic of China finishes its evacuation to Taiwan, and declares Taipei its temporary capital city.
- December 17 – Burma recognizes the People's Republic of China.
- December 30 – India recognizes the People's Republic of China.
Deaths
- September 6 – Yang Hucheng, a Chinese warlord during the Warlord Era of Republican China and Kuomintang general during the Chinese Civil War (born 1893)
See also
References
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