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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






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






3. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






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






5. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






6. Taiping rebellion ends






7. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






8. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






9. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






10. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






11. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






12. Boxer rebellion begins






13. Queen Min Assassinated






14. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China






15. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China






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






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






18. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins






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






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






21. Kim Il Sung dies






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






23. The Long March ends; Mao Zedong takes control of the CCP






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






25. The Great Leap Forward Begins






26. Korean War begins






27. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






29. Korean provisional government founded






30. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






32. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






33. Russo-Japanese war begins






34. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






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






37. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC






38. Communist Part of China founded






39. Kangxi emperor comes to power






40. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






42. The Gwangwa Treaty signed; Japan takes on big-brother role toward Korea; Perry visits Korea






43. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






44. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






45. Taiping rebellion begins






46. King Kojong forced to abdicate: Choson dynasty ends; Korea officially becomes a Japanese colony






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






48. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






49. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






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