U.S. Friday Apr 1, 1949 Washington, D.C., U.S. Monday Apr 4, 1949 NATO EstablishmentThe Signature of The North Atlantic Treaty
Washington, D.C., U.S. Monday Apr 4, 1949 Talks for a new military alliance which could also include North America resulted in the signature of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949 by the member states of the Western Union plus the United States, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Iceland.
Annecy, France Apr, 1949 World Trade OrganizationAnnecy Round
Annecy, France Apr, 1949 The Annecy Round was a multi-year multilateral trade negotiation (MTN) between 26 nation-states that were parties to the GATT. This second round took place in 1949 in Annecy, France. 13 countries took part in the round. The main focus of the talks was more tariff reductions, around 5,000 in total.
Yangtze River, China Thursday Apr 21, 1949 Chinese Civil WarYangtze River Crossing Campaign
Yangtze River, China Thursday Apr 21, 1949 After achieving decisive victory at Liaoshen, Huaihai and Pingjin campaigns, the CPC wiped out 144 regular and 29 irregular KMT divisions, including 1.54 million veteran KMT troops, which significantly reduced the strength of Nationalist forces. Stalin initially favored a coalition government in postwar China, and tried to persuade Mao to stop the CPC from crossing the Yangtze and attacking the KMT positions south of the river. Mao rejected Stalin's position and on 21 April, and began the Yangtze River Crossing Campaign.
Nanjing, China Saturday Apr 23, 1949
