China

Sun Yat Sen

Period: Nov 12, 1866 to Mar 12, 1925

Founder of Chinese Nationalist Party, first President of China.

Chiang Kai-Shek

Period: Oct 31, 1887 to Apr 5, 1975

Leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party, had control of China between 1927 and 1945.

Mao ZeDong

Period: Dec 26, 1896 to Sep 9, 1976

Leader of Chinese Communist party, took over the country in 1949

Republic of China established

Dec 5, 1912

Republic of China, a democracy, established in china.

Chinese Civil war

Period: May 4, 1927 to May 4, 1950

War between Chinese Comnunists and Nationalists.

Long March begins

Oct 4, 1937

Retreat of Chinese red army into northern china.

PRC established

Oct 1, 1949

Mao establishes captial of Communist People's Republic of China in Bejing

Great Leap Forward

Nov 4, 1957

Program started by Mao designed to get China ahead of the UK in 15 years.