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Great Leap Forward policy announced; All Soviet personel expelled.
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MAO admits that the Great Leap Forward was a disaster
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Red Guards take control of local governments.
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The PRC replaces Taiwan in the United Nations.
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Death of Mao Zedong; Hue Guofeng is declared Chairman of Party.
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Britain and China agree to terms for the handing back of Hong Kong.
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Li Peng becomes prime minister of China; Violent protests are held in Tibet.
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Government crackdown on student protests in Tiananmen Square.
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Britain cedes control of Hong Kong back to China