1949 in China

← 1948 1947 1946 1949 in China → 1950 1951 1952
Centuries:	18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	Other events of 1949 List of years in China Timeline of Chinese history 1949 in the Republic of China

Events in the year 1949 in the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China.

Incumbents

Republic of China:

• President Chiang Kai-shek
• Premiers : Sun Fo, He Yingqin, Yan Xishan

People's Republic of China

• Chairman of the Government – Mao Zedong
• Premier – Zhou Enlai

Events

September

• September 27 — 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

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

Deaths

• September 6 – Yang Hucheng, a Chinese warlord during the Warlord Era of Republican China and Kuomintang general during the Chinese Civil War (born 1893)

See also

• 1949 in Chinese film

References

Years in the People's Republic of China (1949–present)
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
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Years in the Republic of China (1911–present)
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919