The world in 1950 AD — what happened that year

AD 1950: Changes of power ◆

What happened

Changes of power ◆

Places where the world territory data shows a change of borders in this year.

• ◆ West Germany appears
• ◆ China appears
• ◆ Chinese Communist Party ends
• ◆ East Turkestan ends
• ◆ Aceh Sultanate ends
• ◆ Indonesia takes 1,869,500 km² of former Dutch East Indies land
• ◆ Dutch East Indies loses 1,869,500 km² to Indonesia

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