1949 10 1 At two o'clock in the afternoon, the first meeting of the Central People's Government Committee was held in Beijing. The meeting unanimously decided to announce the establishment of the Central People's Government of People's Republic of China (PRC) and accept the policy of "China People's Political Consultative Conference" as the Central People's Government.
President Mao Zedong personally pressed the button, and the first five-star red flag slowly rose along the white flagpole of Tiananmen Square, fluttering in the wind at the top of the pole 27 meters high. 54 salutes were fired 28 times at the same time, symbolizing the glorious course of 28 years of heroic struggle led by China's * * * Production Party. Subsequently, President Mao Zedong read the announcement of the Central People's Government and solemnly declared to the world that People's Republic of China (PRC) was founded! This voice echoed in the hearts of the magnificent Tiananmen Square and the 300,000 people who attended the celebration ceremony.
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After President Mao Zedong read the declaration, the military parade began. Zhu De, commander-in-chief of China People's Liberation Army, inspected the army, and Nie, commander of North China Military Region and Beijing-Tianjin Garrison, was appointed as.
Commander-in-Chief Zhu De returned to the rostrum, read out the orders of the headquarters of the People's Liberation Army in China, and ordered all officers and men of the People's Liberation Army in China to resolutely carry out all orders of the Central People's Government and Mao Zedong, chairman of the People's Revolutionary Military Commission, quickly eliminate the remnants of the reactionary Kuomintang army, liberate all the land that has not yet been liberated, and at the same time eliminate bandits and all counter-revolutionary bandits and suppress all their resistance and sabotage.
Reference: China Producer News Network-Why did the salute in founding ceremony ring 28 times?