August 1, 1927 | Nanchang Uprising; Zhu De & Zhou Enlai form new army | |
October 1927 | Mao Zedong names forces Workers and Peasants Red Army | |
July 11, 1933 | August 1 designated Army Day | |
October 1935 | Long March ends | |
November 11, 1948 | All CPC forces designated People's Liberation Army | |
April 14, 1950 | PLA Navy established | |
May 1965 | Formal military ranking abolished | |
October 1, 1988 | Ranking system reinstated | |
December 21, 1999 | Macau's return to China; PLA Macau Garrison assumes defensive responsibilities | |
August 1, 2012 | The PLA 85th anniversary | |