Communist Party of China: Timeline

1945   Chinese Civil War Chinese Civil War

The Chinese Civil War was a conflict in China [i] between the Kuomintang [i] and the Communist Party of China [i] ... 

: Mao Zedong Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong was a Chinese Marxist [i] military and political leader, who led China's communist [i] ... 

 and Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek

Chiang Kai-shek was a Chinese [i] military [i] and political [i] leader who assumed the leadersh ... 

 meet in Chongqing to discuss an end to hostilities between the Communists Communist Party of China

The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party is the ruling political party [i] ... 

 and the Nationalists Kuomintang

The Chinese Nationalist Party , commonly known as the Kuomintang , is a centre-right [i] political party [i] ... 

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1946   Chinese Civil War Chinese Civil War

The Chinese Civil War was a conflict in China [i] between the Kuomintang [i] and the Communist Party of China [i] ... 

 intensifies between Kuomintang Kuomintang

The Chinese Nationalist Party , commonly known as the Kuomintang , is a centre-right [i] political party [i] ... 

 and Communist Party of China.

1949   Communist Party of China forces enter Peking

1976   The People's Republic of China People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , is a country [i] in East Asia [i]. ... 

 announces that Hua Guofeng is the successor to the late Mao Tse-tung, as Chairman of the Communist Party of China.

1977   The purged Chinese Communist People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , is a country [i] in East Asia [i]. ... 

 leader Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping

Deng Xiaoping listen was a leader in the Communist Party of China [i] . ... 

 is restored to power as the "Gang of Four" is expelled from the Communist Party of China.

2002   Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China.