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The Great Chinese Famine (Chinese: 三年大饥荒; lit. 'three years of great famine') was a famine that occurred between 1959 and 1961 in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Some scholars have also included the years 1958 or 1962.
1. The Great Famine or Great Chinese Famine was a period of low agricultural production, food shortages and mass starvation in China, from 1959 to 1961. 2. The CCP government attributes the famine to natural disasters such as droughts, floods, typhoons and pests.
Events in the year 1959 in China. The country had an estimated population of 665 million people. [1] Incumbents. Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party: Mao Zedong. President of the People's Republic of China: Mao Zedong (until April 27), Liu Shaoqi (starting April 27) Premier of the People's Republic of China: Zhou Enlai.
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In 1959–61, Chinese agricultural production collapsed because of sudden institutional change, natural calamities and a series of policy mistakes. The grain output dropped by 15% in 1959 and reached only about 70% of its 1958 level in 1960 and 1961.
Dec 18, 1999 · Forty years ago China was in the middle of the world's largest famine: between the spring of 1959 and the end of 1961 some 30 million Chinese starved to death and about the same number of births were lost or postponed.
The 10th anniversary celebrations of founding of the People's Republic of China were held on 1 October 1959. The main event was held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. A grand banquet with many international dignitaries had been organized on the preceding evening.
