The Second Civil War

Summary

The Second Civil War (termed by the Communist as “The War of Liberation” or “The Third Domestic Revolutionary War”, and by the Nationalist as “War of Anti-Communism, Safeguarding State and Suppressing the Rebellion”) is a war to liberate China from the rule of Kuomintang by the People’s Liberation Army under the leadership of the CPC and with the support of the broad masses of the people. It was a long term war between the troops of the CPC and the troops of the Kuomintang in the middle of the 20th century in China. It is also the largest civil war in the modern history of the world. It ended with the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1, 1949.