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Events in the year1949 in China.

Republic of China:

• President:Chiang Kai-shek (-January 21),Li Zongren (January 21-)
• Premiers:Sun Fo,He Yingqin,Yan Xishan

People's Republic of China:

• Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party:Mao Zedong
• Chairman of theGovernment:Mao Zedong
• Premier:Zhou Enlai

• January 21 —Chiang Kai-shek resigns from the presidency in a "temporary absence". Vice PresidentLi Zongren was named as the successor

• April 23 — Communists capture the KMT's capital,Nanjing

• the Communist Party organised a "Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference" (CPPCC) to prepare for the establishment of a "New Democracy" regime to replace the Kuomintang-dominated Republic of China government

• Tropical storm Irma kills 1,600 people and destroys more than 63,000 houses inShanghai, the worst typhoon on record in the city.

• September 21 — The first meeting of the CPPCC, which was attended by the Communist Party along with eight aligned parties
• September 27 — Establishment of theFlag 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), a red field charged in thecanton (upper corner nearest the flagpole) with five goldenstars.^[1]

• October 1 — ThePeople's Republic of China is officiallyproclaimed inBeijing
• October 17 — Chinese communist troops takeGuangzhou.
• October 25–27 —Battle of Guningtou inKinmen,Fujian
• October 27 — Chinese communist troops fail to takeKinmen in theBattle of Kuningtou; their advance towardsTaiwan is halted.

• December 8 — The government of theRepublic of China finishes its evacuation toTaiwan, and declaresTaipei its temporary capital city.
• December 17 —Burma recognizes thePeople's Republic of China.
• December 30 —India recognizes thePeople's Republic of China.

• January 1 —Paula Tsui, Hong KongCantopop singer
• January 5 —Zhang Ruimin, founder ofHaier Group
• January 21 —Wan Sha Lang, Taiwanese singer and film actor (d.2023)
• Chang Wanquan, 11thMinister of National Defense of China

• February 13 —Yeh Chu-lan, Taiwanese politician

• March 27 —Michael Kwan, Hong Kong Cantopop singer

• April 4 —Shing-Tung Yau, Chinese-American mathematician
• April 5 —Sheng Guangzu, lastMinister of Railways of China
• April 7 —Bennett Pang, Hong Kong musician, singer and actor

• May 21 —Angela Pan, Hong Kong actress
• May 22 —Wu Kwok Hung, Hong Kong football player (d.2015)

• June 1 —Mu Tiezhu, prominent basketball player and coach (d.2008)
• June 23 —Charles Ho, Hong Kong pro-Beijing businessman^[2]

• July 3 —Bo Xilai, politician
• July 20 —Nina Paw, Hong Kong actress
• July 22 —Stephen Shiu, Taiwan-based Hong Kong media personality

• August 8 —Meng Xuenong, 18thGovernor of Shanxi

• September 19 —Chi Shangbin, football player and coach (d.2021)

• October 1 —Li Congjun, former President ofXinhua News Agency
• October 14 —Damian Lau, Hong Kong film and television actor

• November 12 —Wang Fuli, actress

• December 3 —Lu Yao, novelist (d.1992)
• December 8 —Su Shao-lien, Taiwanese poet
• December 22 —Ching Cheong, journalist

• January 9 —Wang Maozu, educator and philosopher (b.1891)
• January 10 —Qiu Qingquan, Nationalist general (b.1902)
• January 15 —Lu Zhengxiang, diplomat (b.1871)

• February 11 —Dai Jitao, journalist (b.1891)
• Tang Yulin, general in theNortheastern Army (b.1871)

• March 30 —Zaixun, Manchu noble (b.1885)

• April 14 —Hu Zhengzhi, newspaper publisher (b.1889)
• April 24 —Liang Huazhi, Nationalist official (b.1906)

• May 7 —Li Bai, communist spy (b.1910)
• May 25 —Wang Jingzhai, Muslim scholar (b.1880)

• Ren Kainan, educator (b.1884)

• August 27 — Politicians who died in theTransbaikal plane crash
  • Ehmetjan Qasim, Uyghur revolutionary and statesman (b.1914)
  • Abdulkerim Abbas, Uyghur politician (b.1921)
  • Ishaq Beg Munonov, ethnic Kyrgyz political leader (b.1902)
  • Dalelkhan Sugirbayev, ethnic Kazakh political leader (b.1906)
  • Luo Zhi, revolutionary activist and leader inXinjiang (b.1915)
• August 31 —Chan Chak, Admiral of theRepublic of China Navy (b.1894)

• September 6 —Yang Hucheng, general (b.1893)

• October 2 —Wu Zanzhou, military officer and politician (b.1885)
• October 17 —Liu Wencai, landlord (b.1887)

• November 2 —Chen Shufan, general of theAnhui Clique (b.1885)
• November 20 —Jiang Zhuyun, communist resistance fighter (b.1920)
• November 26 —Hu Ruoyu,Governor of Yunnan (b.1894)

• Li Shaogeng, politician (b.1896)
• Qi Yaolin, politician (b.1862)

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