Hua Guofeng
Chinese politician who served as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and Premier of the People's Republic of China.
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Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party
The leader of the Chinese Communist Party.
The leader of the Chinese Communist Party.
In 1976, Hua Guofeng was named First Vice-chairman of the Central Committee, a post previously held unofficially by Liu Shaoqi from 1956 to 1966; Zhou Enlai from 1973 to 1975; and Deng Xiaoping in 1975 in the capacity of "Vice-Chairman in charge of the day-to-day work of the Central Committee".
Gang of Four
Maoist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist Party officials.
Maoist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist Party officials.
Their fall did not amount to a rejection of the Cultural Revolution as such, but it was organized by the new leader, Premier Hua Guofeng, and others who had risen during that period.
Zhou Enlai
The first Premier of the People's Republic of China serving from 1 October 1949 until his death on 8 January 1976.
The first Premier of the People's Republic of China serving from 1 October 1949 until his death on 8 January 1976.
Although Zhou was succeeded by Hua Guofeng as First Vice Chairman and designated successor, Zhou's ally Deng Xiaoping was able to outmaneuver the Gang of Four politically and took Hua's place as paramount leader by 1978.
Deng Xiaoping
Chinese revolutionary leader, military commander and statesman who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from December 1978 to 1992.
Chinese revolutionary leader, military commander and statesman who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from December 1978 to 1992.
Following Mao's death in September 1976, Deng outmaneuvered the late chairman's chosen successor Hua Guofeng and became the de facto leader of China in December 1978 at the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee.
Li Xiannian
Chinese Communist military and political leader, President of the People's Republic of China (de jure head of state) from 1983 to 1988 under Paramount Leader Deng Xiaoping and then Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 1988 until his death.
Chinese Communist military and political leader, President of the People's Republic of China (de jure head of state) from 1983 to 1988 under Paramount Leader Deng Xiaoping and then Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 1988 until his death.
He supported Mao Zedong's designated successor, Hua Guofeng, and was named Vice Chairman of the Party (1977–1982).
Jiang Qing
Chinese communist revolutionary, actress, and major political figure during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976).
Chinese communist revolutionary, actress, and major political figure during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976).
She was arrested in October 1976 by Hua Guofeng and his allies, and was subsequently condemned by party authorities.
Cultural Revolution
Sociopolitical movement in China from 1966 until Mao Zedong's death in 1976, launched by Mao, the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Sociopolitical movement in China from 1966 until Mao Zedong's death in 1976, launched by Mao, the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
In December 1978, Deng Xiaoping became the new paramount leader of China, replacing Chairman Hua Guofeng, and started the "Boluan Fanzheng" program which gradually dismantled the Maoist policies associated with the Cultural Revolution, and brought the country back to order.
Maoism
Variety of Marxism–Leninism that Mao Zedong developed for realising a socialist revolution in the agricultural, pre-industrial society of the Republic of China and later the People's Republic of China.
Variety of Marxism–Leninism that Mao Zedong developed for realising a socialist revolution in the agricultural, pre-industrial society of the Republic of China and later the People's Republic of China.
Thousands of Maoists were arrested in the Hua Guofeng period after 1976.
Ye Jianying
Chinese communist revolutionary leader and politician, one of the founding Ten Marshals of the People's Liberation Army.
Chinese communist revolutionary leader and politician, one of the founding Ten Marshals of the People's Liberation Army.
He was the top military leader in the 1976 coup that overthrew the Gang of Four and ended the Cultural Revolution, and was the key supporter of Deng Xiaoping in his power struggle with Hua Guofeng.
Chinese Communist Party
Founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Following Mao's death in 1976, a power struggle between CCP chairman Hua Guofeng and vice-chairman Deng Xiaoping erupted.