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Hua Guofeng

Hua Guofeng was a Chinese politician who served as chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and the premier of China. As the successor of Mao Zedong, Hua held the top offices of the government, party, and the military after the deaths of Mao and Premier Zhou Enlai, but was gradually forced out of power between December 1978 and June 1981, and subsequently retreated from the political limelight, tho…

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politics · Leader of China from 1976 to 1978 · politician · also Hua Guofeng, Su Zhu, Hua Guo Feng, Huaguofeng, Chairman Hua, Premier Hua

Born 16 February 1921 · Died 20 August 2008 · Q41570

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Jan 1976Milestone
Career landmark: Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (1976–1981).
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Jan 1976Milestone
Career landmark: member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (1976–1982).
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2011· 1 entry

Aug 29, 2011Documented record69% confidence

中国日报网: Why does Mao Zedong choose Hua Guofeng as his successor?

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2008· 7 entries

Aug 22, 2008Documented record69% confidence

scmp.com: Family and friends mourn at vigil for Hua Guofeng

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Aug 20, 2008Documented record75% confidence

The Washington Post: Hua Guofeng; Succeeded Mao as Chinese Leader

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Aug 20, 2008Documented record69% confidence

The Independent: Hua Guofeng: Successor to Chairman Mao

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Aug 20, 2008Documented record69% confidence

The Daily Telegraph: Hua Guofeng, successor to Chairman Mao, dies

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Aug 20, 2008Documented record86% confidence

Died 2008-08-20.

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Aug 19, 2008Documented record69% confidence

Mercury News: Former Chinese leader Hua Guofeng dies

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2008Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And he was hospitalized for kidney and heart complications

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2007· 1 entry

2007Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

As a special delegate and he appeared at a ceremony which was held in December 2007 in order to commemorate the 115th anniversary of Mao Zedong's birth

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1982· 1 entry

1982Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Continued to serve as an ordinary member of the Central Committee, a position which he held until the 16th Party Congress of November 2002, despite having passed the unofficial mandatory retirement age of 70 in 1991

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1978· 2 entries

1978Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Hua visited Yugoslavia and Romania to study their socialist economic experiences and advanced production techniques

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1978Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

All party meetings were to hang portraits of Mao and Hua side-by-side, including at the National People's Congress and CCP Party Congress meetings

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1977· 1 entry

1977Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

The leadership authorized the first National College Entrance Examination since the Cultural Revolution began

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1976· 5 entries

Jan 1, 1976Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (1976–1981).

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Jan 1, 1976Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (1976–1982).

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Jan 1, 1976Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (1976–1976).

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Jan 1, 1976Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party (1976–1981).

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Jan 1, 1976Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: Premier of the People's Republic of China (1976–1980).

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1973· 3 entries

1973Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Mao named Hua Minister of Public Security and Vice Premier, thus giving him control of police and security forces

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1973Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And elevated to membership in the Politburo; in the same year, he was put in charge of agricultural development by Zhou Enlai

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Jan 1, 1973Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: Minister of Public Security of the People's Republic of China (1973–1977).

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1971· 1 entry

1971Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

But only stayed for a few months before returning to his previous post in Hunan

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1952· 1 entry

1952Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Was appointed secretary of Xiangtan Special District, which included Mao's hometown, Shaoshan

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1948· 2 entries

1948Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Where he married Han Zhijun, and would remain in that province until 1971

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1948Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Was appointed party secretary of Xiangtan in Hunan, which included Mao's birthplace of Shaoshan

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1938· 1 entry

1938Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Seeing action in both the Second Sino–Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War as a guerrilla fighter

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1921· 1 entry

Feb 16, 1921Documented record86% confidence

Born 1921-02-16.

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