dec 16, 1949 - Mao visits Moscow
Description:
"Mao was amenable, and so in December, 1949, he made the long trip to Moscow – his first-ever outside of China – to meet the leader of the world communist movement, and to work out a common strategy… the two communist states pledged to come to the assistance of the other in case of attack" (Gaddis 2006, p. 39)Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 16, 1949
Now
~ 76 years ago