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1976

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

1976 – Mao dies. “The Gang of Four,” including Mao’s widow Jiang Qing, jockey for [...]

1972

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

1972 – US President Richard Nixon visits China. Both countries declare a desire to normalize [...]

1966-76

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

1966-76 – “The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution,” a 10-year political and ideological campaign aimed at [...]

1950

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

1950 – China intervenes in the Korean War on the side of North Korea. The [...]

1959

Thursday, January 1st, 1959

1959 – Chinese forces suppress large-scale revolt in Tibet. The Dalai Lama flees to India [...]

1958

Wednesday, January 1st, 1958

1958 – Mao launches the “Great Leap Forward”, a five-year economic plan. Farming is collectivized [...]

1949

Saturday, January 1st, 1949

1949 – On October 1st Mao Zedong, having led the Communists to victory against the [...]

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