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Hua Guofeng was a Chinese politician who served as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and Premier of China after Mao Zedong's death. He was the designated successor of Mao, but was ousted by Deng Xiaoping and his allies in 1978-1981.
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Aug 16, 2024 · Hua Guofeng was the leader of China from 1976 to 1980, after Mao Zedong's death and the fall of the Gang of Four. He was a pragmatic and flexible politician who allowed Deng Xiaoping to return to power and resigned from both offices in 1980 and 1981.
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Aug 21, 2008 · HONG KONG Hua Guofeng, who helped steer China out of the chaos of the Cultural Revolution after the death of Mao in 1976, but was pushed aside by Deng Xiaoping after a short stint as...
Feb 14, 2022 · Hua Guofeng, the former top leader of China, has long been given an unfair assessment in the official historical narrative. He was considered as having been weak and incompetent. In fact, however, it was Hua who initiated China’s transformation after Mao’s death.
Jun 8, 2018 · Hua Guofeng (c. 1920– ) ( Hua Kuofeng) Chinese statesman, premier (1976–80), chairman (1976–81) of the Chinese Communist Party. After the death (1976) of Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, Hua was responsible for the arrest of the Gang of Four.
BEIJING - China laid to rest on Sunday Hua Guofeng, one of the last of the old guard from the Mao era who had been hand-picked by a dying Mao Zedong to succeed him as Communist Party chairman. Hua, who died on August 20 aged 87, helped ease the country out of the chaotic Cultural Revolution, but was later toppled by reformist leader Deng Xiaoping.
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Aug 20, 2008 · HONG KONG — Hua Guofeng, who briefly led China after Mao's death in September 1976 but was soon pushed aside by Deng Xiaoping, died Wednesday in Beijing at the age of 87,...
