1949 in China

1949
in
China

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See also:Other events of 1949
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Events in the year 1949 in China.

Incumbents

Republic of China:

People's Republic of China:

Events

January

  • 21 January — Chiang Kai-shek resigns from the presidency in a "temporary absense". Vice President Li Zongren was named as the successor

April

  • 23 April — Communists capture the KMT's capital, Nanjing

June

July

  • Tropical storm Irma kills 1,600 people and destroys more than 63,000 houses in Shanghai, the worst typhoon on record in the city.

September

  • 21 September — The first meeting of the CPPCC, which was attended by the Communist Party along with eight aligned parties
  • 27 September — 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

Mao Zedong proclaiming the establishment of the People's Republic of China, October 1, 1949
  • 1 October – The People's Republic of China is officially proclaimed in Beijing
  • 17 October – Chinese communist troops take Guangzhou.
  • 25–27 October — Battle of Guningtou in Kinmen, Fujian
  • 27 October — 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.
  • 17 December — Burma recognizes the People's Republic of China.
  • 30 December — India recognizes the People's Republic of China.

Deaths

See also

  • 1949 in Chinese film

References

  1. 1949年9月27日 中华人民共和国国旗诞生 [September 27, 1949: The Birth of PRC's Flag] (in Chinese). CPC News. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
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