Chinese Revolution

Sun Yat-Sen is born

Nov 12, 1866

Mao ZeDong was born

Dec 26, 1893

Mao Zedong (Also Known as Chairman Mao) was a Chinese Communist leader

Republic of China founded

Jan 1, 1912

Sun Yat-Sen dies

Mar 12, 1925

Shanghai Massacre

Apr 12, 1927

Nationalist army massacre Communists in Shanghai, 400-500 killed, 5,000 missing

Chinese civil war

Period: Jan 1, 1928 to Jan 1, 1937

Chiang Kai-Shek comes into power

Oct 10, 1928

Chiang Kai-Shek's presidency

Period: Oct 10, 1928 to Dec 10, 1949

The Long March

Period: Oct 1, 1934 to Oct 1, 1935

A retreat to Northern China by Mao's forces

Mao Zedong's time in office

Period: Mar 20, 1943 to Apr 24, 1969

People Republic of China is founded

Jan 1, 1949

Republic of China moves to Taiwan

Dec 1, 1949

Chiang Kai-Shek leaves mainland China forever

Dec 10, 1949

The Great Leap Foward

Period: Jan 1, 1958 to Jan 1, 1968

The Great Leap foward was an economic and social campaign that created "communes", farms where +30,000 people worked

Mao Zedong dies

Sep 9, 1976

Mao ZeDong dies and is succeded by Hua Guofeng