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Mao Zedong is born
Mao born to farmer family at Shaoshan, Xiangtan County, Hunan Province -
Mao gets married
Teenaged Mao is married to a woman from the Luo clan; they live together for several years, but she dies at 21. -
Mao sees terrible famine in Hunan Provinince
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Revolution
Mao fights on revolutionary side in Changsha against Qing Dynasty -
Mao meets future second wife, Yang Kaihui
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Mao marries Yang Kaihui
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Mao introduced to Marxism working at library of Peking University
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Mao leads Autumn Harvest Uprising in Changsha, Hunan
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KMT sends five waves (more than 1 million soldiers) against rising communist power led by Mao
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Mao and others establish Soviet Republic of China in mountains of Jiangxi
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Mao becomes Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party
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Meets with Chiang Kai-Shek and George Marshall for discussions in Chongqing; no peace deal
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Final phase of Chinese Civil War
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Mao becomes President of PRC
