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Founding of the People’s Republic (1949)

On the Chinese Revolution map as “The People’s Republic”

1 Oct 1949 — From the Gate of Heavenly Peace, Mao proclaimed the People’s Republic of China: “the Chinese people have stood up.” Thirty-eight years after Wuchang, the succession to the Qing was finally settled. The atlas’s final chart makes a sober attempt to count the cost.

When
Type
Turning point
Chapter
Communist victory in China (1949) (chapter 12 of Chinese Revolution)
Atlas
China in Revolution, 1911–1949
Also in
Mao’s China
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Map showing Founding of the People’s Republic (1949), turning point in China in Revolution, 1911–1949
TURNING POINT · CHINA IN REVOLUTION, 1911–1949

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