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Hua Guofeng

Hua Guofeng
华国锋
Hua Guofeng-1.jpg
Hua Guofeng during his visit to Romania in 1978
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
In office
7 October 1976 – 28 June 1981
Deputy Ye Jianying
Deng Xiaoping
Preceded by Mao Zedong
Succeeded by Hu Yaobang
Premier of the People's Republic of China
In office
2 February 1976 – 10 September 1980
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
In office
6 October 1976 – 28 June 1981
Preceded by Mao Zedong
Succeeded by Deng Xiaoping
First Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China
In office
7 April 1976 – 7 October 1976
Chairman Mao Zedong
Personal details
Born (1921-02-16)16 February 1921
Jiaocheng County, Shanxi, China
Died 20 August 2008(2008-08-20) (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
Hua Guofeng
Hua Guofeng (Chinese characters).svg
"Hua Guofeng" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese 华国锋
Traditional Chinese 華國鋒
Su Zhu
Simplified Chinese 苏铸
Traditional Chinese 蘇鑄

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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