The Chinese Civil War was a conflict between the Nationalist government of the Republic of China, led by the Kuomintang, and the Chinese Communist Party. It is often dated from 1927, when Chiang Kai-shek turned on the Communists and the Communists staged the Nanchang Uprising on 1 August, until 1950. Fighting was interrupted by cooperation against Japan in the Second Sino-Japanese War, but it resumed after 1945 and ended in a decisive Communist victory. The Communist forces under Mao Zedong captured Beijing and Nanjing in 1949, and Mao proclaimed the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949. The Nationalists withdrew to the island of Taiwan, and the question of the political status of the two sides has remained unresolved.
Before and after
- 16 April 1927Birth of Benedict XVI
- 7 May 1927Construction of San Francisco International Airport
- 21 May 1927Lindbergh flies the Atlantic alone
- 7 June 1927Founding of AS Roma
- from 1 August 1927 to 1 May 1950Chinese Civil War
- 9 August 1927Founding of Mexico men's national football team
- 18 September 1927Founding of CBS
- 6 October 1927The Jazz Singer introduces sound to cinema
- 16 October 1927Birth of Günter Grass
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