Mao Tse-Tung

Mao Tse-Tung is born

Dec 26, 1893

Mao Tse-Tung was born on December 26 1893

Mao Tse-Tung goes to school

Sep 1, 1901

1901-1906 Mao attends local primary school

Mao Tse-Tung gets married

Apr 13, 1907

Teenaged Mao is married to a woman from the Luo clan; they live together for several years, but she dies at 21.

Mao Tse-tung goes to a formal school

Feb 23, 1912

Mao enters Normal School for teacher training

Mao Tse-Tung gets married

Oct 17, 1920

Married Yang Kaihui, daughter of Professor Yang Changji; three sons

Mao Tse-Tung in Shanghai

Jul 1, 1921

He attended the First Congress of the Communist Party in Shanghai. At 1923, he was elected to the Central Committee of the Congress.

Mao Tse Tung and his leadership of the Communist Party

Jan 1, 1935

Mao was the leader of the Communist Party of China, and with this leadership, the Communist Party is still ruling Mainland China up to this date.

The Chinese war against the Japanese

Sep 30, 1949

Japan did a full-scale attack on Communist China, which casused the Communist Party to unite with the nationalists forces of the Kuomintang.

treaty with Soviet Union

May 5, 1950

Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship signed by Mao and Stalin

Invasion of Tibit

Oct 7, 1950

Mao orders invasion of Tibet

1st Five-Year Plan

Aug 27, 1953

First Five-Year Plan,starts in 1953-1958 Mao undertakes instant industrialization of China

2nd five year plan

Jan 20, 1958

Great Leap Forward (Second Five-Year Plan), collectivization, 20-43 million starve to death

nuclar weapons

Oct 16, 1964

China tests first nuclear weapon at Lop Nur

Mao Tse-Tung gets sick

Feb 19, 1974

China tests first nuclear weapon at Lop Nur

Mao Tse-Tung dies

Sep 9, 1976

Mao dies, Hua Guofeng succeeds him

people killed as a result of Mao Tse-Tung

Sep 9, 1976

Mao Tse-Tung killed 65 million