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Mao's birth
Mao was born on December 26th 1893 -
Formation of the Nationalist party
The Nationalist party or Kuomintang party controlled mainland china before the CCP and fought against the red army during the chinese civil war. -
foundation of the Chinese Communist party (CCP)
Mao was the cofounder of the CCP; witch is now the only political party on mainland China and one of the biggest political parties in the world. -
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Chinese civil war
In the chinese civil war the Communists or red army was fighting the nationalists for rule of china. in the end the red army won and the nationalistes stayed at taiwan. -
The long March
the long march was a 6,000 mile long retreat of the red army during the Chinese civil war. -
The establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PROC)
on the 21 September 1949 Mao announced the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PROC) -
The Hundred Flowers Campaign
A movement that lifted restrictions of chinese intellectuals and let people express how they felt about the chinese government. -
Great Leap Forward
A second 5 year plan in order to organise the population and improve productivity. -
Cultural Revolution
a social political movement created by Mao to renew the spirit of Maoism in the younger generation. -
Mao's death
Mao died on september 9th 1976 of a heart attack
