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  2. Great Chinese Famine - Wikipedia

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    If excessive eating had not taken place, one scholar argued, "the worst of the Great Leap Famine could still have been avoided in mid-1959". [78] However, dire hunger did not set in to places like Da Fo village until 1960, [ 79 ] and the public dining hall participation rate was found not to be a meaningful cause of famine in Anhui and Jiangxi ...

  3. Great Leap Forward - Wikipedia

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    The agricultural policies of the Great Leap Forward and the associated famine continued until January 1961, when, at the Ninth Plenum of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the restoration of agricultural production through a reversal of the Great Leap policies was started. Grain exports were stopped, and imports from ...

  4. History of the People's Republic of China (1949–1976)

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    From 1960 to 1961, the combination of poor planning during the Great Leap Forward, political movements incited by the government, as well as unusual weather patterns and natural disasters resulted in widespread famine and many deaths. A significant number of the deaths were not from famine but were killed or overworked by the authorities.

  5. List of famines in China - Wikipedia

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    Sichuan famine of 1936-37 1936-1937 Sichuan, Henan and Gansu Drought and civil war. 5 million in Sichuan, [20] [21] up to 50 million displaced as 'famine refugees' 1942–1943 famine: 1942–1943 Mainly Henan: Second Sino-Japanese War: 0.7 to 1 million [22] Great Chinese Famine: 19591961 [23]

  6. Four Pests campaign - Wikipedia

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    The resulting agricultural failures, compounded by misguided policies of the Great Leap Forward, triggered a severe famine from 1958 to 1962. The death toll from starvation during this period reached 20 to 30 million people, [ 16 ] underscoring the high human cost of the ecological mismanagement inherent in the "Four Pests" campaign.

  7. Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  8. 30 Significant Historical Events That Were Grislier Than ...

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    Great Chinese Famine (1959-1961) - With 15 to 45 million people dead - kicked off by Great Leap Forward. Mao ignored technical experts and economic principles and established agricultural ...

  9. List of famines - Wikipedia

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    19591961: The Great Chinese Famine [151] [152] [153] Some researchers also include the year 1958 or 1962. [154] China : 15,000,000 – 55,000,000 [152] [155] [156] 1966–1967: Lombok, drought and malnutrition, exacerbated by restrictions on regional rice trade: Indonesia: 50,000 [157] 1966–1967 Rice crisis [158] Burma: 1967–1970

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