Mao outlines Great Leap at Nanning meetingJan 11, 1958Labels: Mao Zedong, Nanning meetingChinaKnowledgeCIA FOIA
Four Pests Campaign officially launchedFeb 12, 1958Labels: Four Pests, PRC PublicFour PestsBritannica
Experimental commune established at ChayashanApr 1, 1958Labels: Chayashan commune, HenanGreat LeapBritannica
1958 Yellow River flood disrupts agricultureJul 1, 1958Labels: Yellow River, 1958 flood1958 FloodGreat Famine
Politburo decides to expand people’s communesAug 1, 1958Labels: Politburo, People sGreat LeapPeople s commune
Beidaihe Conference endorses nationwide communesAug 17, 1958Labels: Beidaihe Conference, PolitburoBeidaihe Conf
Backyard steel furnaces spread nationwideSep 1, 1958Labels: Backyard furnaces, Steel campaignBackyard furnaceBritannica
Great Chinese Famine begins (1959–1961)Jan 1, 1959Labels: Great Chinese, 1959 1961Great FamineBritannica
Lushan Conference confronts Great Leap failuresJul 2, 1959Labels: Lushan Conference, Peng DehuaiLushan ConfGreat Leap
Anti-Right Deviation Struggle launched after LushanAug 1, 1959Labels: Anti-Right Deviation, Mao ZedongAnti Right DevLushan Conf
CCP begins rolling back Great Leap policiesJan 1, 1960Labels: CCP policy, ReadjustmentBritannicaGreat Leap
Sparrow-killing campaign officially endedMar 18, 1960Labels: Sparrow campaign, Four PestsSparrowsFour Pests
Seven Thousand Cadres Conference reassesses catastropheJan 11, 1962Labels: Seven Thousand, Liu Shaoqi7000 CadresGreat Famine