1982 in China

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Events from the year 1982 in China.

Incumbents

• Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Hu Yaobang (until September 12)
• General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party – Hu Yaobang
• Chairman of the National Congress – Ye Jianying (head of state)
• Premier – Zhao Ziyang
• Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference – Deng Xiaoping
• First Vice Premier – Wan Li

Governors

• Governor of Anhui Province – Zhou Zijian
• Governor of Fujian Province – Ma Xingyuan
• Governor of Gansu Province – Li Dengying
• Governor of Guangdong Province – Liu Tianfu
• Governor of Guizhou Province – Su Gang
• Governor of Hebei Province – Li Erzhong then Liu Bingyan
• Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Chen Lei
• Governor of Henan Province – Dai Suli (acting) then Yu Mingtao (acting)
• Governor of Hubei Province – Han Ningfu
• Governor of Hunan Province – Sun Guozhi
• Governor of Jiangsu Province – Hui Yuyu then Han Peixin
• Governor of Jiangxi Province – Bai Dongcai then Zhao Zengyi
• Governor of Jilin Province – Yu Ke then Zhang Gensheng
• Governor of Liaoning Province – Chen Puru (until April)
• Governor of Qinghai Province – Zhang Guosheng then Huang Jingbo
• Governor of Shaanxi Province – Yu Mingtao
• Governor of Shandong Province – Su Yiran then Liang Buting
• Governor of Shanxi Province – Luo Guibo
• Governor of Sichuan Province – Lu Dadong/Yang Xizong (starting December)
• Governor of Yunnan Province – Liu Minghui
• Governor of Zhejiang Province – Li Fengping

Events

• 2nd Golden Rooster Awards
• 12th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
• Qidong (meteorite) fell to earth
• Third National Population Census of the People's Republic of China
• Three Communiqués
• May 9 to 14 – 1982 Bei River flood, mainly occur disaster area in Shaoguan, Qingyuan, Zhaoqing and other area of Guangdong Province, kill 493 persons an overall, according to China Red Cross official confirmed report.^{[citation needed]}

Births

• April 3 – Liang Lei, Olympic wrestler
• April 14 – Zhao Shengbo, Olympic sports shooter
• May 5 – Jia Dandan, Olympic ice hockey player
• June 14 – Lang Lang, pianist
• July 27 – Tang Li, Go player
• October 9 – Nian Yun, Olympic swimmer

Deaths

• Yang Tingbao
• Huang Xianfan
• Wei Ming
• Mok Kwai-lan
• Pei Wenzhong
• Liu Lanbo

See also

• 1982 in Chinese film

References