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1949: Chinese people stood up
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-09-25 11:44
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 1949: Chinese people stood up [Xinhua] |
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 Chairman Mao Zedong solemnly proclaims the founding of the PRC in Tiananmen rostrum, October 1, 1949. The just-concluded first session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative meeting elected a Central People's Committee in Beijing, September 30, 1949. Chairman Mao Zedong declared to the world: the Chinese people, who account for a quarter of humanity, must stand up. Since then China's history has opened up a new era. People's Republic of China founding ceremony was held at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, October 1, 1949.[Xinhua] |
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