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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instanceOf armed conflict
civil war
phase of the Chinese Civil War
alsoKnownAs Third Chinese Civil War
surface form: Chinese Civil War final phase

War of Liberation
belligerent Chinese Communist Party
Chinese Communist Party
surface form: 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 relations
surface form: 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
eastern China
surface form: East China

China
surface form: Mainland China

Manchuria
North China
southern China
surface form: South China
outcome CCP control over most of mainland China
KMT control over Taiwan and some offshore islands
partOf Chinese Civil War
precededBy Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: 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 Revolution
surface form: Chinese Communist 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 Third Chinese Civil War
this entity surface form: Chinese Communist Revolution (military phase)
Military Affairs Commission of the National Government of China historicalPeriod Third Chinese Civil War
this entity surface form: Chinese Civil War (1945–1949)
Soviet occupation of Manchuria followedBy Third Chinese Civil War
this entity surface form: Chinese Civil War in Manchuria
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 usedInConflict Third Chinese Civil War
this entity surface form: Chinese Civil War (late phase)
Japanese occupation of China followedBy Third Chinese Civil War
this entity surface form: Chinese Civil War (resumed)
Huaihai Campaign timePeriod Third Chinese Civil War
this entity surface form: Chinese Civil War (1946–1949)
Cold War proxy conflicts hasPart Third Chinese Civil War
this entity surface form: Chinese Civil War (late phase)
Third Chinese Civil War alsoKnownAs Third Chinese Civil War
this entity surface form: Chinese Civil War final phase
Yao Creek area, Anhui conflictContext Third Chinese Civil War
this entity surface form: Chinese Civil War (KMT–CCP split phase)
Anhui Incident relatedTo Third Chinese Civil War
this entity surface form: Chinese Civil War (1945–1949)
Menglianggu Campaign partOf Third Chinese Civil War
this entity surface form: Liberation War in East China