Leader china before mao zedong biography
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History of the People's Republic of China (1949–1976)
The time period in China from the founding of the People's Republic in 1949 until Mao's death in 1976 is commonly known as Maoist China and Red China.[1] The history of the People's Republic of China is often divided distinctly by historians into the Mao era and the post-Mao era.
Leader china before mao zedong biography
The country's Mao era lasted from the founding of the People's republic on 1 October 1949[2][3] to Deng Xiaoping's consolidation of power and policy reversal at the Third Plenum of the 11th Party Congress on 22 December 1978.
The Mao era focuses on Mao Zedong's social movements from the early 1950s on, including land reform, the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution.[4][5] The Great Chinese Famine, one of the worst famines in human history,[6][7][8] occurred during this era.
1949: Proclamation of the People's Republic of China
See also: Proclamation of