Great Leap forward (jan 2, 1958 – sep 2, 1961)
Description:
It was a plan by Mao to move from an agrarian society to a socialist/communist one. It was more like the great leap backward though, since tens of millions of people died.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 2, 1958
sep 2, 1961
~ 3 years and 8 months