Second Kuomintang-Communist Civil War
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The Second Kuomintang-Communist Civil War, called the National Protection War against the Communist Rebellion or Mobilization for the Suppression of Communist Rebellion by the Kuomintang (KMT) , and Chinese People's War of Liberation or simply, War of Liberation, by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), was a conflict between the KMT and the CCP for the leadership of China. It was the second stage of the Chinese Civil War. The result of the civil war was that the CCP became victorious, leading to the retreat of the government of Republic of China to Taiwan, the proclamation of the People's Republic of China, and the two regimes between the mainland and Taiwan each declaring itself as the legitimate Chinese government at present.
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Second Kuomintang-Communist Civil War 第二次國共內戰 / 第二次国共内战 Other Names
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Part of the Chinese Civil War (1927–1949) Part of the Cold War (1947–1991) | |||||||
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250,000 in three campaigns | 1.5 million in three campaigns[3] |