Proclamation of the People's Republic of China
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The proclamation of the People's Republic of China was made 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 the People's Republic of China.
Part of the Chinese Civil War and the Chinese Communist Revolution | |
Native name | 中华人民共和国开国大典 |
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English name | Founding Ceremony of the People's Republic of China |
Date | October 1, 1949; 74 years ago (1949-10-01) |
Venue | Tiananmen Square |
Location | Beijing |
Participants | Mao Zedong Chinese Communist Party People's Liberation Army |
Previously, the CCP had proclaimed the establishment of the Chinese Soviet Republic (CSR) within the discontinuous territories of China they controlled, on November 7, 1931, in Ruijin, Jiangxi. The CSR had lasted seven years until it was abolished in 1937.
The new national anthem of China March of the Volunteers was played for the first time, and the new national flag of the People's Republic of China (the Five-starred Red Flag) was officially unveiled to the newly founded state and hoisted for the first time during the celebrations as a 21-gun salute fired in the distance. The first public military parade of the People's Liberation Army took place following the national flag raising with the playing of the PRC national anthem.
The Republic of China (ROC) had retreated to the island of Taiwan by December 1949.