Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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16 May 1966: A circular issued by Mao, leader of the ruling...
National or international item
16 May 1966
A circular issued by Mao
, leader of the ruling Communist Party
in China, launched the Cultural Revolution in order to introduce a new generation to class struggle. The young Red Guards
were encouraged...
25 October 1971: The Communist People's Republic of China...
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25 October 1971
The CommunistPeople's Republic of China was belatedly allowed to join the United Nations
(Taiwan having been first expelled).
Anderson, Perry. “Our Man”. London Review of Books, 10 May 2007, pp. 9-12.
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4 June 1989: The Chinese government ruthlessly suppressed...
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4 June 1989
The Chinese government ruthlessly suppressed a massive pro-democracy demonstration held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing; hopes for the development of democratic government faded.
Forbes, Peter, editor. Scanning the Century. Viking, 1999.
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Wang, Chaohua. “Diary”. London Review of Books, 5 July 2007, pp. 38-9.
