CPPCC adopts Common Program for new PRCSep 29, 1949Labels: CPPCC, Common ProgramCommon ProgramUS Historian
People’s Republic of China is proclaimedOct 1, 1949Labels: People's Republic, Mao ZedongPRC HistoryChina Embassy
Land Reform Law is issued nationwideJun 30, 1950Labels: Land Reform, PRC governmentChina org cnChina org cn
First Five-Year Plan period beginsJan 1, 1953Labels: First Five-Year, PRC stateFive Year PlanChina org cn
Land redistribution largely completed in most regionsMar 1, 1953Labels: Land redistribution, Peasant associationsChina org cnChina Embassy
CPC issues resolution promoting farm cooperativesJan 8, 1954Labels: CPC resolution, Farm cooperativesChina DailyCIA FOIA
Draft PRC constitution is publicly releasedJun 14, 1954Labels: Draft Constitution, PRC governmentOurChinaStoryWikisource
First PRC Constitution is adoptedSep 20, 1954Labels: 1954 Constitution, PRC institutionsWikisource1954 Constitution
Mao calls for faster agricultural cooperativizationJul 31, 1955Labels: Mao Zedong, Cooperativization pushCIA FOIAChina Daily
Party adopts “Resolution on Agricultural Cooperation”Oct 1, 1955Labels: Party resolution, Agricultural cooperationChina DailyChina Daily
Collectivization reaches majority through higher-level co-opsJun 1, 1956Labels: Advanced cooperatives, CollectivizationPeople s communeCollective farming
Model statutes for advanced cooperatives are promulgatedJun 30, 1956Labels: Model statutes, Advanced cooperativesChina DailyChina Daily
Agricultural socialist transformation is declared basically completeDec 31, 1956Labels: Socialist transformation, CollectivizationChina DailyFive Year Plan