Proclamation of the People's Republic of China

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The People's Republic of China was proclaimed by Mao Zedong, the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), on 1 October 1949, in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The government of a new state under the CCP, formally called the Central People's Government, was proclaimed by Mao at the ceremony, which marked the foundation of contemporary China. Previously, the CCP had proclaimed the establishment of the Chinese Soviet Republic (CSR) within the discontinuous territories of China they controlled, on 7 November 1931, in Ruijin. The CSR had lasted seven years until it was abolished in 1937. "March of the Volunteers" was played as the new national anthem, and the new national flag of the People's Republic of China (the Five-starred Red Flag) was officially unveiled to the newly founded state and hoisted for the first time during the celebrations as a 21-gun salute fired in the distance. The first public military parade of the People's Liberation Army took place following the national flag raising...

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