Timeline October 1949

Events in October 1949 4

• 1949 Founding of the Two Germanies West and East The establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany (West) and the German Democratic Republic (East).
• 1949 Founding of the People's Republic of China Marxism adapted under Mao Zedong The proclamation of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, under Mao Zedong, extended Marxist-inspired revolutionary politics to the world's most populous nation, adapting Marx's theories to a largely agrarian society through Mao Zedong Thought. This cemented Marxist ideology as a central force in 20th-century world history well beyond its European origins.
• 1949 People's Republic of China founded Mao Zedong proclaims the PRC — 1 October 1949 On 1 October 1949, Mao Zedong stood at Tiananmen Gate in Beijing and proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China. The Nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek retreated to Taiwan. The Communist victory ended decades of civil war and foreign invasion, beginning a new era of Chinese history under single-party rule that continues to the present day.
• 1949 German Democratic Republic founded East Germany formed from the Soviet zone The Soviet occupation zone of Germany was reconstituted as the German Democratic Republic on 7 October 1949. It became the Soviet-aligned counterpart to West Germany, formalizing the postwar division of the country.