Three Years of Natural Disasters
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Three Years of Natural Disasters refers to the catastrophic Great Chinese Famine of 1959–1961, during which tens of millions of people in China died due to a combination of policy failures and adverse conditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Three Years of Natural Disasters canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in China
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famine ⓘ historical period ⓘ humanitarian disaster ⓘ |
| cause |
Great Leap Forward policies
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adverse weather conditions ⓘ collectivization of agriculture ⓘ droughts ⓘ excessive grain procurement ⓘ floods ⓘ locust infestations ⓘ misreporting of grain output ⓘ policy failures ⓘ |
| classification | one of the deadliest famines in human history ⓘ |
| country |
China
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surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| endTime | 1961 ⓘ |
| estimatedDeaths | tens of millions of people ⓘ |
| followedBy |
policy readjustment in early 1960s
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retreat from radical Great Leap Forward policies ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Great Chinese Famine
NERFINISHED
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Three Years of Difficulty ⓘ Three Years of Hardship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
1959 famine in China
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1960 famine in China ⓘ 1961 famine in China ⓘ |
| historicalConsensus | major role of human-made policy errors GENERATED ⓘ |
| impact |
long-term trauma in affected regions
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sharp decline in population growth ⓘ social dislocation ⓘ widespread starvation ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialTerm | Chinese ⓘ |
| location |
Mainland China
NERFINISHED
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rural China ⓘ |
| mainVictim |
Chinese peasants
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Chinese rural population ⓘ |
| officialNarrative | emphasis on natural disasters as primary cause ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cold War era
NERFINISHED
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history of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Chinese Communist Party rule
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mao Zedong leadership ⓘ |
| precededBy | launch of the Great Leap Forward ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chinese agricultural collectivization
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Chinese economic policy in the 1950s ⓘ Great Leap Forward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1959 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates on responsibility for the famine
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historical research on famines ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 1960s
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late 1950s ⓘ |
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