The People's Republic of China was proclaimed by Mao Zedong, the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, on October 1, 1949, in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The government of a new state under the CC
Mao Zedong proclaiming the foundation of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949
In December 1949, Chinese Communist forces controlled the entirety of mainland China except Hainan and de facto independent Tibet
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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
Proclamation of the People's Republic of China
…The People's Republic of China was proclaimed by Mao Zedong, the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), on October 1, 1949, in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The government of a new state under the CCP…
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