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April 18—24,1955: The Bendung Conference

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Updated: 2011-04-18 14:47

April 18—24, 1955: The Bendung Conference

From April 18 to April 24, Zhou Enlai led a delegation representing the People's Republic of China at the Asian-African Conference attended by 29 countries in Bandung, Indonesia (also known as the Bandung Conference).

April 18—28, 1959: The First Session of the Second National People's Congress (NPC) is held in Beijing

Liu Shaoqi was elected chairman of the People's Republic of China, and Zhou Enlai was elected premier of the State Council.

April 18—27, 1960: The National Militia Conference is held in Beijing

April 18, 1990: The CPC Central Committee and State Council agree to speed up development of Pudong area of Shanghai
CPC Heroes

Zhu De

Zhu De, born in Yilong County of Sichuan Province in 1886 and passed away in 1976, is a great Marxist, proletarian revolutionary, statesman and military strategist.

Chen Yi

A native of Le Zhi, in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, and awarded by the People's Republic of China the military rank of marshal; Served as the country's Vice Premier (1954-1972) and Foreign Minister (1958-1972)

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Milestones

Macao returns to China on December 20, 1999

China resumes exercise of sovereignty over HK

Deng Xiaoping's Shenzhen Tour

Zunyi Meeting

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