The Great Chinese Famine was a famine that occurred between 1959 and 1961 in the People's Republic of China, with some scholars also counting 1958 or 1962 within it. It is widely regarded as the deadliest famine and one of the greatest man made disasters in human history. Estimates of the death toll from starvation are contested, ranging from the tens of millions overall, with newer estimates concentrated around 30 to 46 million excess deaths. The provinces of Anhui, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou and Hunan were the most severely affected.
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LocationPeople's Republic of China 1 Death Toll, Low Estimate15,000,000 to 46,000,000 1 Connections
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was a famine that occurred between 1959 and 1961 in the People's Republic of China (PRC).
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was a famine that occurred between 1959 and 1961 in the People's Republic of China (PRC).
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with an estimated death toll due to starvation that ranges in the tens of millions (15 to 46 million).
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with an estimated death toll due to starvation that ranges in the tens of millions (15 to 46 million).
Great Chinese Famine: Event Type
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.
Participant: Mao Zedong, Lead
the policies of the Great Leap Forward (1958 to 1962) and people's communes, launched by Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Mao Zedong
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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.
In Group: Events of the Early Cold War and Decolonization, 1945 to 1969, Lead
'three years of great famine') was a famine that occurred between 1959 and 1961 in the People's Republic of China (PRC).
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