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The Chinese Civil War was fought between the government of the Republic of China, led by the Kuomintang, and the Chinese Communist Party. Armed conflict continued intermittently in two main phases, from 1 August 1927 until a truce during the Japanese invasion, and again from 1945, until the Kuomintang's retreat to Taiwan on 7 December 1949 following Communist victory; the Communists proclaimed the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949.

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Start Year
1927 1
Fought intermittently in two main phases, 1927-1937 and 1945-1949, per the article's own infobox; start-year and end-year mark the full 1927-1949 span the Wikipedia infobox itself gives for the war as a whole.
End Year
1949 1
Combatants
The Kuomintang government of the Republic of China against the Chinese Communist Party 1
Outcome
Communist victory; the People's Republic of China was proclaimed on 1 October 1949 and the Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan on 7 December 1949 1
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People's War, Strategy and Doctrine
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1. Wikipedia: Chinese Civil War
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The Chinese Civil War was fought between the government of the Republic of China (ROC), led by the Kuomintang (KMT), and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Armed conflict continued intermittently from 1 August 1927 until Communist victory that led to the Kuomintang's retreat to Taiwan on 7 December 1949.
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1. Wikipedia: Chinese Civil War
Infobox: Date
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First phase: 1927-1937; Second phase: 1945-1949
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1. Wikipedia: Chinese Civil War
Infobox: Belligerents
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Kuomintang (Republic of China) ... Chinese Communist Party (Chinese Soviet Republic, later People's Republic of China)
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1. Wikipedia: Chinese Civil War
Infobox: Result
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Communist victory. The Communists proclaimed the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, while the Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan on December 7, 1949.
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