Hua Guofeng
| Hua Guofeng | |
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| 华国锋 | |
Hua Guofeng during his visit to Romania in 1978
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| Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China | |
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In office 7 October 1976 – 28 June 1981 |
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| Deputy |
Ye Jianying Deng Xiaoping |
| Preceded by | Mao Zedong |
| Succeeded by | Hu Yaobang |
| Premier of the People's Republic of China | |
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In office 2 February 1976 – 10 September 1980 |
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| President | (Post abolished) |
| Deputy | Deng Xiaoping |
| Leader |
Mao Zedong Himself Deng Xiaoping |
| Preceded by | Zhou Enlai |
| Succeeded by | Zhao Ziyang |
| Chairman of the Central Military Commission | |
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In office 6 October 1976 – 28 June 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Mao Zedong |
| Succeeded by | Deng Xiaoping |
| First Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China | |
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In office 7 April 1976 – 7 October 1976 |
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| Chairman | Mao Zedong |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
16 February 1921 Jiaocheng County, Shanxi, China |
| Died | 20 August 2008 (aged 87) Beijing, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Spouse(s) | Han Zhijun (韩芝俊) |
| Children | Su Hua Su Bin Su Ling Su Li |
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"Hua Guofeng" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
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| Simplified Chinese | 华国锋 | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 華國鋒 | ||||||||||||
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| Su Zhu | |||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 苏铸 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蘇鑄 | ||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Huà Guófēng |
| Wade–Giles | Hua4 Kuo2-feng1 |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Hua Kok-hong |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Sū Zhù |
Hua Guofeng (born Su Zhu; 16 February 1921 – 20 August 2008) was a Chinese politician who was Mao Zedong's designated successor as the paramount leader and Premier of China, as well as the Chairman of the Communist Party of China.
A regional official in Hunan between 1949 and 1971, he became the head of the party leadership in the province during the latter stages of the Cultural Revolution. Hua was elevated to the national stage in early 1976, and was known for his loyalty to Mao. Upon Zhou Enlai's death in January 1976, Hua succeeded Zhou as Premier of the People's Republic of China and First Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China. After Mao's death, Hua took on the titles of Chairman of the Communist Party of China and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission, to the surprise and dismay of Jiang Qing and the rest of the Gang of Four. Hua is the only leader to have simultaneously held the offices of party leader, premier and CMC chairman.
On 6 October 1976, Hua brought the Cultural Revolution to an end and ousted the Gang of Four from political power by arranging for their arrests in Beijing. He attempted moderate reforms and reversing some of the excesses of Cultural Revolution-era policies. However, because of his insistence on continuing the Maoist line, he was himself outmaneuvered in December 1978 by Deng Xiaoping, a pragmatic reformer, who forced Hua into early retirement. As Hua faded into political obscurity, he continued to insist on the correctness of Maoist principles. He is remembered as a largely benign transitional figure in modern Chinese political history.
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