Hundred Flowers Campaign and Anti-Rightist Movement (1956–1958)

1. Hundred Flowers movement begins within the PRC government

   May 1, 1956Labels: PRC government, Hundred Flowers

   • Britannica
   • Hundred Flowers

2. CCP adopts “Hundred Flowers” slogan publicly

   May 2, 1956Labels: Mao Zedong, Hundred Flowers

   • Britannica
   • Hundred Flowers

3. Eighth CCP Congress meets amid post-collectivization concerns

   Sep 15, 1956Labels: 8th CCP, Beijing

   • CCP 8th

4. Mao delivers “Contradictions Among the People” speech

   Feb 27, 1957Labels: Mao Zedong, Contradictions speech

   • MIA
   • State Dept

5. Rectification directives publicized as criticism expands

   May 1, 1957Labels: Rectification campaign, Universities

   • ChinaQ

6. Anti-Rightist Campaign signaled by June 8 directives

   Jun 8, 1957Labels: Anti-Rightist Campaign, People's Daily

   • Anti Rightist

7. Mao’s speech published in People’s Daily

   Jun 19, 1957Labels: Mao Zedong, People's Daily

   • MIA
   • Contradictions

8. Hundred Flowers Campaign ends as crackdown accelerates

   Jul 1, 1957Labels: Hundred Flowers, Anti-Rightist Campaign

   • Britannica
   • Hundred Flowers

9. Mass “rightist” labeling reaches hundreds of thousands

   Dec 31, 1957Labels: Rightist labeling, Political persecution

   • Anti Rightist

10. Anti-Rightist Movement expands into labor-camp systems

    Jan 1, 1958Labels: Labor camps, Jiabiangou

    • Jiabiangou
    • Anti Rightist

11. Second session of the 8th CCP Congress meets

    May 5, 1958Labels: 8th CCP, Second session

    • CCP 8th

12. Anti-Rightist Campaign continues beyond 1958 (broader period)

    Jan 1, 1959Labels: Anti-Rightist Campaign, Political repression

    • Anti Rightist