Third Chinese Civil War

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The Third Chinese Civil War, commonly called the Chinese Civil War's final phase, was the decisive conflict (1945–1949) between the Chinese Communist Party and the Nationalist Kuomintang that led to the establishment of the People's Republic of China and the retreat of the Nationalist government to Taiwan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
civil war
phase of the Chinese Civil War
alsoKnownAs Chinese Civil War final phase
War of Liberation
belligerent Chinese Communist Party
Communist Party of China
Kuomintang
National Revolutionary Army
People's Liberation Army
combatantCommander Bai Chongxi
Chen Cheng
Chiang Kai-shek
Fu Zuoyi
Lin Biao
Liu Bocheng
Mao Zedong
Zhou Enlai
Zhu De
country Republic of China
endDate 1949
followedBy Cross-Strait conflict
hasCause breakdown of Second United Front
ideological conflict between communism and Chinese nationalism
power struggle between CCP and KMT after World War II
historicalPeriod early Cold War
involves collapse of Nationalist rule on the mainland
ideological consolidation of the Chinese Communist Party
location Central China
East China
linked to: eastern China

Mainland China
linked to: China

Manchuria
North China
South China
linked to: southern China
outcome CCP control over most of mainland China
KMT control over Taiwan and some offshore islands
partOf Chinese Civil War
precededBy Second Sino-Japanese War
result Communist victory
end of large-scale fighting between CCP and KMT on mainland
establishment of the People's Republic of China
retreat of Nationalist government to Taiwan
significance decisive in shaping modern political order in East Asia
significantEvent Battle of Jinzhou
Battle of Shanghai (1949)
Chinese Communist Revolution
linked to: Chinese Revolution

Huaihai Campaign
Liaoshen Campaign
Pingjin Campaign
fall of Nanjing in 1949
startDate 1945

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War of Liberation alsoKnownAs Third Chinese Civil War
War of Liberation alsoKnownAs Chinese Communist Revolution (military phase)
linked to: Third Chinese Civil War
Military Affairs Commission of the National Government of China historicalPeriod Chinese Civil War (1945–1949)
linked to: Third Chinese Civil War
Soviet occupation of Manchuria followedBy Chinese Civil War in Manchuria
linked to: Third Chinese Civil War
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 usedInConflict Chinese Civil War (late phase)
linked to: Third Chinese Civil War
Japanese occupation of China followedBy Chinese Civil War (resumed)
linked to: Third Chinese Civil War
Huaihai Campaign timePeriod Chinese Civil War (1946–1949)
linked to: Third Chinese Civil War
Cold War proxy conflicts hasPart Chinese Civil War (late phase)
linked to: Third Chinese Civil War
Third Chinese Civil War alsoKnownAs Chinese Civil War final phase
linked to: Third Chinese Civil War
Yao Creek area, Anhui conflictContext Chinese Civil War (KMT–CCP split phase)
linked to: Third Chinese Civil War
Anhui Incident relatedTo Chinese Civil War (1945–1949)
linked to: Third Chinese Civil War
Menglianggu Campaign partOf Liberation War in East China
linked to: Third Chinese Civil War