Great Leap Forward (jan 31, 1958 – jan 31, 1961)
Description:
The Great Leap Forward was a five-year economic plan executed by Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist Party, begun in 1958 and abandoned in 1961. The goal was to modernize the country's agricultural sector using communist economic ideologies.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 31, 1958
jan 31, 1961
~ 3 years