Politburo
Appointed Alternate-Member of Politburo
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Mao Tse-Tung Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Mao Tse-Tung through 226 dated historical records for China.
Mao Tse-Tung, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
226Distinct records
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1930–1935Years on this page
1930
President of China
Appointed President of the Workers & Peasants Revolutionary Committee
Workers Committees
Appointed President of the Workers & Peasants Revolutionary Committee
Capture of Changsha
Ordered to capture Changsha the capital of Hunan Province by Li Lisan but fails
Role range: 1926-1949
Purge
Purges 4,400 men from the Red Army on charges of being anti-Party rebels
Role range: 1926-1949
Rebellion of Red Army
A section of the Red Army rises up against Mao
Role range: 1926-1949
Red Army
Purges 4,400 men from the Red Army on charges of being anti-Party rebels
Role range: 1926-1949
Red Army
A section of the Red Army rises up against Mao
Role range: 1926-1949
Siege of Nanchang
Leads a Communist army which nearly captures Nanchang
Role range: 1926-1949
Siege of Ruijing
Defeats 1st attempt by Chiang Kai-Shek to overrun the Communist military base
Role range: 1926-1949
Execution
Chiang Kai-shek executes Maos wife
Role range: 1926-1949
President of China
Appointed President of the Workers & Peasants Revolutionary Committee
Role range: 1926-1949
1931
Constitution of China
Russian influenced CP members proclaim a Chinese Republic to stop China joining Japan
Declaration of Republic
Russian influenced CP members proclaim a Chinese Republic to stop China joining Japan
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of Soviet Republic of China
Role range: 1948-1976
Constitution of China
Helps found the Soviet Republic of China
Role range: 1948-1976
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Soviet at Ruijing
Role range: 1948-1976
Secretary of Politburo
Appointed Politbureau Secretary
Guerrilla Warfare
Announces a strategy to "pit 1 against 10"
Role range: 1926-1949
Massacre
Kills 3,000 communists after criticism he should act in the interests of the peasants
Role range: 1926-1949
Purge
Kills 3,000 communists after criticism he should in the interests of the peasants
Role range: 1926-1949
Siege of Changsha
Leads the Communists out of Changsha towards the end of the year
Role range: 1926-1949
Siege of Ruijing
Defeats 3rd attempt by Chiang Kai-Shek to overrun the Communist military base. Defeats a 2nd attempt by Chiang Kai-Shek to overrun the Communist military base
Role range: 1926-1949
Constitution of China
Helps found a soviet Government in accordance with Russian policy. Claims the Government is a national Government
Role range: 1926-1949 – 1948-1976
National Government
Claims the Government is a national Government
Role range: 1926-1949 – 1948-1976
Soviet Government
Helps found a soviet Government in accordance with Russian policy
Role range: 1926-1949 – 1948-1976
1933
Politburo
Appointed Member of Politburo
1934
Congress of Ruijing
Supports Russia & its achievements & says the communist army will be victorious
Role range: 1926-1949
Long March
Begins a withdrawal after defeats by the Nationalists to the province of Shensi
Role range: 1926-1949 – 1948-1976
Long March
Mao begins a 12 month long march to establish a new base in northern China at Yennan
Role range: 1926-1949 – 1948-1976
Chairman
Appointed Head of the Ruijin Soviet
Comintern
During the Long March, the party leadership re-examined its policy and blamed their failure on the CPC military leader Otto Braun, a German sent by Comintern
Long March
During the Long March, the party leadership re-examined its policy and blamed their failure on the CPC military leader Otto Braun, a German sent by Comintern. After a number of military campaigns from Kuomingtang army, the CPC had to give up their bases and started the Long March (1934-1935) to search a new base
Long March
The alliance between Soviet backed Kuomingtang & the Chinese Communist Party breaks up
Role range: 1926-1949 – 1948-1976
Long March
4,000 communist soldiers are killed during the communist withdrawal from Kiangsi
Role range: 1926-1949 – 1948-1976
1935
Long March
The Red Army crosses the Tatu River
Role range: 1926-1949 – 1948-1976
Red Army
The Red Army crosses the Tatu River
Role range: 1926-1949 – 1948-1976
Long March
The Red Army crosses the Great Snow Mountains
Role range: 1926-1949 – 1948-1976
Long March
The Communist 4th Front Army joins up with Mao, Chu Teh & the 1st Front Army
Role range: 1926-1949 – 1948-1976
Red Army
The Red Army crosses the Great Snow Mountains
Role range: 1926-1949 – 1948-1976
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.