Birth of Li Peng1928
Birth of Li Peng, Sichuan Province
Historical person
Li Peng Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Li Peng, based on 22 World History Database records associated with China.
22 records1928–199010 events3 places
Chronological biography
1928
1979
Minister of Electric Power1979
Appointed Minister of Electric Power, 1st term
1981
Minister of Electric Power1981
Appointed Minister of Electric Power, 2nd term
1983
Vice Prime Minister1983
Appointed Vice Prime Minister
1987
Prime Minister of China1987
Appointed Prime Minister of China
International Agreement13 April 1987
An agreement is signed returning Macao to China in 1999
1988
Economy of China1988
Resists Zhoas attempts to liberalize the economy & restores central planning
1989
Demonstrations1989
Orders the troops to crush the demonstrations in Tiananmen Square
Economy of China1989
Stock markets are opened in Shanghai and Shenzhen
Martial Law7 March 1989
Li Peng's government declares martial law in Lhasa after several days of unrest.
Troop Deployment in Lhasa8 March 1989
Security forces reinforce Lhasa as martial law restrictions take effect.
Demonstrations18 April 1989
Students demand the resignations of Deng Xiaoping & Li Peng. Students demand greater democratic freedom
Demonstrations19 April 1989
A crowd of 10,000 gathers at Tiananmen Square
Demonstrations27 April 1989
100,000 defy Government troops by marching through the streets & shouting slogans
Demonstrations13 May 1989
About 3,000 students begin a hunger strike
Demonstrations18 May 1989
Meets student leaders to negotiate but asks them to withdraw without preconditions
Demonstrations19 May 1989
Appears on Chinese TV & accuses students of being "counter-revolutionaries"
Demonstrations20 May 1989
The Government declares martial law
Martial Law20 May 1989
Calls on the army to defend the revolution
1990
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)1990
Communist China joins the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Economy of China1990
Communist China joins the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Martial Law30 April 1990
China announces the lifting of martial law in Lhasa after more than a year.
Titles and roles
Minister of Electric Power · Prime Minister of China · Vice Prime Minister
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.