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1949:

In January, Chiang Kai-shek resigned a President of China because his army had been defeated by Mao's Communist armies.

In October, the People's Republic of China was proclaimed in Beijing - Mao Tse Tung turned his country into a Communist country. He became the Chairman, (and virtual emperor).

In May, Siam was renamed Thailand.

In December, the Dutch gave Indonesia its independence (with the capital of Jakarta).

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