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Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958–62, is a 2010 book by professor and historian Frank Dikötter about the Great Chinese Famine of 1958–1962 in the People's Republic of China under Mao Zedong (1893–1976). It was based on four years of research in recently opened Chinese provincial, county, and ...
1958: Initial Planning The idea for the Four Pests Campaign was proposed in 1958 as part of the Great Leap Forward, a large-scale economic and social campaign initiated by the Chinese government. 1958–1959: Pilot Programs Pilot programs were initiated in various cities to test the effectiveness of the measures against the four pests. [22]
Continuing Great Leap Forward; Continuing Great Chinese Famine; April - First plenary session of the 2nd National People's Congress, Liu Shaoqi was elected the President of China. March 10 - Start of the 1959 Tibetan uprising; July 2 - Start of the Lushan Conference; October 1 - 10th anniversary of the People's Republic of China
If an estimate of 30 million deaths is accepted, the failure of the Great Leap Forward caused the deadliest famine in the history of China, and it also caused the deadliest famine in human history. [ 72 ] [ 73 ] This extremely high loss of human lives was partially caused by China's large population .
Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine is a book about the Great Chinese Famine by British author Jasper Becker, the former Beijing bureau chief for the South China Morning Post. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Becker interviewed peasants in Henan Province and Anhui Province , both of which were significantly affected by the famine. [ 3 ]
The Great Leap Forward, similar to the Five-year plans of the Soviet Union, was Mao Zedong's proposal to make the newly created People's Republic of China an industrial superpower. Beginning in 1958, the Great Leap Forward did produce, at least on the surface, incredible industrialization, but also caused the Great Chinese Famine , while still ...
'This Day in History': 10/21/1959 - The Guggenheim Opens. 56 years ago today on Oct. 21, 1959, the Guggenheim Museum sparked the curiosity of millions when its abstract design popped up on New ...
The most prominent of the ten was the Great Hall of the People. [4] On 26 September 1959, just a few days ahead of the anniversary, oil was discovered at Datongzhen. [5] Datong Town and the oilfields were renamed 'Daqing' ('Great Celebration'), in reference to the tenth anniversary celebrations.