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TIMELINE: China Under Communist Rule

Mao Zedong proclaims the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing on Oct. 1, 1949. (AFP/Getty Image)
Mao Zedong proclaims the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing on Oct. 1, 1949. (AFP/Getty Image)

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