1949-04-23 - 1949-04-24

Nationalist government leaves Nanjing

NanjingThe loss of Nanjing pushed the Nationalist governing center rapidly southwestward.

Other events in this phase

Yangtze Breakthrough3

Source Trail

ReferenceBritannica · Nationalist collapse and PRC establishmentOpen source Diplomatic HistoryOffice of the Historian · Chinese Revolution of 1949Open source ArchiveThe National Archives · The Chinese Civil WarOpen source