2h 45min, apr 21, 1949 y - Mao Declared PRC
On the balcony of the palace in China
•Marked Chinese victory after two decades of civil war
Description:
•Mao seen as prideful and liberator of China
•West saw him as despot that used communism to make totalitarian state
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2h 45min, apr 21, 1949 y
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~ 75 years ago