Chinese Communist Party
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The Communist Party of China, commonly known as the Chinese Communist Party, is the founding and ruling party of the People's Republic of China. Founded in 1921, the CCP won the Chinese Civil War agai
Site of the first CCP Congress, in the former Shanghai French Concession
Chinese communists celebrate Joseph Stalin's birthday, 1949.
The scenery of decorations at Tiananmen Square on 30 June 2021 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the CCP's founding
A monument dedicated to Karl Marx (left) and Friedrich Engels (right) in Shanghai
Mao Zedong
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Mao Zedong was a Chinese communist revolutionary, political theorist and the founder of the People's Republic of China. He led China from the PRC's establishment in October 1949 until his death in Sep
Chinese Communist Party
…PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP won the Chinese Civil War against the Kuomintang and proclaimed the establishment of the PRC under the chairmanship of Mao Zedong in October 1949. The CCP has since governed China and has had sole control over the country's armed forces and law enforcement. As of 2025, the CCP has…
Formal portrait, 1950
Mao in 1913
Students in Beijing rallying during the May Fourth Movement
Location of the first Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in July 1921, in Xintiandi, former French Concession, Shanghai