The People's Republic of China is established.

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, formally called the Central People's Government, was proclaimed by Mao at the ceremony, which marked the foundation of contemporary China.

Mao Proclaiming New China
Mao Proclaiming New China (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Mao Tse Tung (3x2 close up cropped)
Mao Tse Tung (3x2 close up cropped) (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Communist China 14 December 1949 - DPLA - 96c46fc755f7c2c9d8637659fe17a37f
Communist China 14 December 1949 - DPLA - 96c46fc755f7c2c9d8637659fe17a37f (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Flag of the People's Republic of China
Flag of the People's Republic of China (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Watch: Mao Zedong Full Speech Restored (1949) [English Subtitles] Proclamation of the PRC

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