1978 in China
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Events in the year 1978 in the People's Republic of China.
Incumbents
- Paramount leader - Hua Guofeng → Deng Xiaoping
- Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Hua Guofeng
- Premier of the People's Republic of China – Hua Guofeng
- Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress – Ye Jianying
- Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference – Deng Xiaoping
Governors
- Governor of Anhui Province – Song Peizhang then Wan Li
- Governor of Fujian Province – Liao Zhigao
- Governor of Gansu Province – Song Ping
- Governor of Guangdong Province – Wei Guoqing
- Governor of Guizhou Province – Ma Li
- Governor of Hebei Province – Liu Zihou
- Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Yang Yichen
- Governor of Henan Province – Liu Jianxun then Duan Junyi
- Governor of Hubei Province – Zhao Xinchu then Chen Pixian
- Governor of Hunan Province – Mao Zhiyong
- Governor of Jiangsu Province – Xu Jiatun
- Governor of Jiangxi Province – Jiang Weiqing
- Governor of Jilin Province – Wang Enmao
- Governor of Liaoning Province – Zeng Shaoshan (until September), Ren Zhongyi (starting September)
- Governor of Qinghai Province – Tan Qilong
- Governor of Shaanxi Province – Wang Renzhong (until December), Wang Renzhong (starting December)
- Governor of Shandong Province – Bai Rubing
- Governor of Shanxi Province – Wang Qian
- Governor of Sichuan Province – Zhao Ziyang
- Governor of Yunnan Province – An Pingsheng
- Governor of Zhejiang Province – Tie Ying
Events
December
- December 18 to 22 – 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party was held. The conference marked the beginning of the "Reform and Opening Up" policy.[1]
Undated
- SIUI (Shantou Institute of Ultrasonic Instruments Co., Ltd) – ultrasound manufacturer is founded.[2]
Births
Deaths
- 12 June – Guo Moruo, author, poet, historian, archaeologist, and government official (b. 1892)
- 3 August – Luo Ruiqing, general (b. 1906)
See also
References
- ^ Chuanliang, Shen (2012-06-01). "The History of Chinese Communist Party (1949–1978), by the Party History Research Center of the CPC Central Committee". Journal of Modern Chinese History. 6 (1): 111–113. doi:10.1080/17535654.2012.670984. ISSN 1753-5654.
- ^ "Advances to Ultramedix's ultrasound lineup for 2012=2012-02-04". Newsmaker.com.au. Archived from the original on 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
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