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The '''People's Republic of China''' in the period of 1949 to 1978, known as '''Socialist China''' or the '''Mao era''', was a [[socialist state]] led by the [[Communist Party of China]] under the chairmanship of [[Mao Zedong]] and guided by [[Mao Zedong]]. The period began with the formation of the people's republic on October 1, 1949 and ended with the restoration of [[capitalism]] and end of the [[Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution]] as overseen by the [[Revisionism|revisionist]] [[capitalist roader]] [[Deng Xiaoping]]. | [[File:Mao Proclaiming New China.JPG|right|thumb|Chairman [[Mao Zedong]] proclaiming the People's Republic of China in October of 1949.]] | ||
The '''People's Republic of China''' in the period of 1949 to 1978, known as '''Socialist China''' or the '''Mao era''', was a [[socialist state]] led by the [[Communist Party of China]] under the chairmanship of [[Mao Zedong]] and guided by [[Mao Zedong Thought]]. The period began with the formation of the people's republic on October 1, 1949 and ended with the restoration of [[capitalism]] and end of the [[Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution]] as overseen by the [[Revisionism|revisionist]] [[capitalist roader]] [[Deng Xiaoping]]. | |||
The People's Republic of China was initially founded as a [[New Democracy|New Democratic]] state in which a joint-dictatorship of all revolutionary and anti-[[Feudalism|feudal]] strata was exercised. By 1975, China had developed into a conventional [[dictatorship of the proletariat]].<ref>[[Library:1975 Constitution of the People's Republic of China|''1975 Constitution of the People's Republic of China'']], Ch. 1, Article 1.<blockquote>"The People's Republic of China is a socialist state of the dictatorship of the proletariat led by the working class and based on an alliance of workers and peasants.</blockquote></ref> | The People's Republic of China was initially founded as a [[New Democracy|New Democratic]] state in which a joint-dictatorship of all revolutionary and anti-[[Feudalism|feudal]] strata was exercised. By 1975, China had developed into a conventional [[dictatorship of the proletariat]].<ref>[[Library:1975 Constitution of the People's Republic of China|''1975 Constitution of the People's Republic of China'']], Ch. 1, Article 1.<blockquote>"The People's Republic of China is a socialist state of the dictatorship of the proletariat led by the working class and based on an alliance of workers and peasants.</blockquote></ref> | ||
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* [[Death of Mao Zedong]] | * [[Death of Mao Zedong]] | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Mao Zedong Thought]], the guiding theory of the | * [[Chinese Revolution]] | ||
* [[Mao Zedong Thought]], the guiding theory of the Chinese Revolution | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:People's Republic of China]][[Category:Socialist states]][[Category:Mao Zedong]] | [[Category:People's Republic of China]][[Category:Socialist states]][[Category:Mao Zedong]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:46, 8 August 2025
The People's Republic of China in the period of 1949 to 1978, known as Socialist China or the Mao era, was a socialist state led by the Communist Party of China under the chairmanship of Mao Zedong and guided by Mao Zedong Thought. The period began with the formation of the people's republic on October 1, 1949 and ended with the restoration of capitalism and end of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution as overseen by the revisionist capitalist roader Deng Xiaoping.
The People's Republic of China was initially founded as a New Democratic state in which a joint-dictatorship of all revolutionary and anti-feudal strata was exercised. By 1975, China had developed into a conventional dictatorship of the proletariat.[1]
Major events
- New Democracy
- First five-year plan
- Hundred Flowers Campaign
- Great Leap Forward
- Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
- Death of Mao Zedong
See also
- Chinese Revolution
- Mao Zedong Thought, the guiding theory of the Chinese Revolution
References
- ↑ 1975 Constitution of the People's Republic of China, Ch. 1, Article 1.
"The People's Republic of China is a socialist state of the dictatorship of the proletariat led by the working class and based on an alliance of workers and peasants.