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oct 1, 1949 - Mao Zedong’s takeover of China

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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) (under the ideology of Mao Zedong) beat the Nationalist Chinese Party. As a result, the remainder of the nationalists fled to Taiwan. This led to the formation of the People’s Republic of China. This set up a communist ally for Russia (for the beginning of the Cold War)

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oct 1, 1949
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~ 76 years ago

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