Deputy Governor1950
Appointed Deputy Governor of Hunan
Historical person
Hua Guofeng Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Hua Guofeng, based on 13 World History Database records associated with China.
13 records1950–197712 events3 places
Chronological biography
1950
1969
Central Committee1969
Appointed Member of Central Committee
1973
Politburo1973
Appointed Member of Politburo
1975
Deputy Prime Minister1975
Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of China
1976
Prime Minister of China1976
Appointed Prime Minister of China
Disaster27 July 1976
255,000 perish during an earthquake
Earthquake27 July 1976
255,000 perish during an earthquake
Succession9 September 1976
Hua Guofeng becomes Mao's chosen successor during the final crisis of the Cultural Revolution
Arrest of Gang of Four6 October 1976
Hua Guofeng orders the arrest of the Gang of Four, including Mao's widow Jiang Qing
Arrest of Jiang Qing, Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan and Zhang Chunqiao6 October 1976
Hua Guofeng orders the arrest of the Gang of Four, including Mao's widow Jiang Qing
Chairman8 October 1976
Appointed Chairman of the Central Committee
Chairman12 October 1976
Appointed Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party
1977
Eleventh Party Congress12 August 1977
Hua Guofeng presides over the Eleventh Party Congress, which declares the Cultural Revolution over
Titles and roles
Chairman of CCP · Chairman of Central Committee · Deputy Governor of Hunan · Deputy Prime Minister · Member of Central Committee · Member of Politburo · Prime Minister of China
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.