Chinese Civil War

1927–1949 China Status: ended Casualties: ~8 million (excluding Japanese war)

Twenty-two years across two phases either side of the Sino-Japanese War. Mao's Long March (1934–35) saved the CCP; the Huaihai campaign (1948–49) destroyed the Nationalist field armies. People's Republic declared 1 Oct 1949; Chiang fled to Taiwan.

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Belligerents

Kuomintang (Chiang Kai-shek)
Chinese Communist Party (Mao Zedong)

Casualties

~8 million (excluding Japanese war)

From World at War, an interactive atlas by Jairus Pereira. Figures are approximate, drawn from Wikipedia, UCDP, ACLED and academic sources — a design artefact, not an authoritative register. Contact.