Famine Of Mao Zedong

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China is one of the most successful nation created in history. The nation, of over 1 billion people, have a rich history. In particular, an important time in Chinese history is the Mao Zedong regime. Mao Zedong, the founder of the Communist Party of China, violated many human rights because of widespread famine and forced labor during his leadership.

Firstly, one of the most publicized events during the Mao Zedong era was the famines. One of the worst viewed famines was the famine under Zedong’s nation wide campaign “Great Leap Forward.” About a year after the start of the “Great Leap Forward”, in 1959, China was trying to adjust to mass industrialization. With the rise of Zedong, local villagers were forced into communals. According to

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