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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






2. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy






3. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






4. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






5. Kim Il Sung dies






6. Chiang Kai Shek begins reunification of China; defeats many warlords






7. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






8. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






9. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






10. Taiping rebellion begins






11. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






12. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






13. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






14. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power






15. Park Chung Hee kidnaps and tries to murder Kim Dae Jung; fails






16. Hua ousted; Deng Xiaoping becomes Paramount leader of the PRC; discontinues Maoist policies






17. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China






18. Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China; the KMT flees to Taiwan






19. Park Chung Hee assassinated; Chun Doo Hwan seizes control of Korea






20. Kangxi emperor comes to power






21. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






22. Park Chung Hee takes over South Korea - begins building up industry






23. Opium War begins






24. The Three/Five Anti Campaign begins with the goal of clearing corruption out of the PRC






25. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified






26. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






27. Kim Il Sung dies






28. The KMT purges communists from their ranks; bloodshed ensues in Shanghai






29. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power






30. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






31. Korean War concludes in an armistice






32. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






33. Korean War begins






34. Choson Dynasty founded






35. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






36. Gwangju massacre occurs; Chun Doo Hwan visits Ronald Reagan






37. Japan surrenders; World War II ends; Korea divided; Japan occupied






38. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






39. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down






40. Nanjing Massacre occurs






41. Second Opium War begins






42. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






43. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms






44. Queen Min Assassinated






45. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






46. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul






47. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






48. Russo-Japanese war begins






49. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul






50. Taiping rebellion begins