1949 65438+ 10 1 2 pm, the Central People's Government Committee chaired by Mao Zedong held its first plenary meeting in Beijing. The chairman, vice-chairmen and members of the Central People's Government all attended the meeting and announced their inauguration.

The meeting unanimously decided to announce the establishment of the Central People's Government of People's Republic of China (PRC); Accept the "One Program" of China People's Political Consultative Conference as the government's policy agenda. Elect Lin as the Secretary General of the Central People's Government Committee; Zhou Enlai was appointed Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Central People's Government, Mao Zedong was appointed Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Military Commission of the Central People's Government, Zhu De was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the China People's Liberation Army, Shen Junru was appointed Dean of the Central People's Government in the Supreme People's Court, Luo Ronghuan was appointed Procurator-General of the Central People's Government in the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and they were instructed to quickly form government organs to carry out various tasks.

At 3 pm, 300,000 soldiers and civilians in Beijing held a rally in Tiananmen Square to celebrate the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Central People's Government. Lin announced the start of the ceremony, and the chairman, vice-chairman and members took their seats at the door.

President Mao Zedong announced: "The Central People's Government of People's Republic of China (PRC) was established today." In the sound of the national anthem, Mao Zedong personally pressed the button, raised the first five-star red flag, and the 54-gun salute rang 28 times. Mao Zedong also read the government announcement, announcing the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC) to the whole world.

Then, a grand military parade was held. Commander-in-Chief Zhu De reviewed the armed forces of the army, navy and air force, and read out the order of the headquarters of the People's Liberation Army in China, ordering the People's Liberation Army to "quickly eliminate the remnants of the Kuomintang's opposition troops, liberate all the land that has not yet been liberated, and at the same time eliminate bandits and all other counter-revolutionary gangsters and suppress all their resistance and sabotage."

In the evening, Beijing citizens held a red light parade, which lasted until 9 o'clock.