Li Xiannian Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Li Xiannian, based on 5 World History Database records associated with China.

5 records1946–19974 events2 places

Chronological biography

1946

Central Plains Breakout26 June 1946

Warfare / Chinese Civil War · Communist Commander · Hubei

Li Xiannian leads Communist forces during the Central Plains breakout after Nationalist attacks begin

1982

Rule of Hong Kong1982

Government / Chinese Communist Party · President of China · Hong Kong

Begins negotiations with Margaret Thatcher over the return of Hong Kong

1983

President of China1983

Government / Chinese Communist Party · President of China

Appointed President of China

1989

Resignation of Li Xiannian9 November 1989

Government / Chinese Communist Party · President of China

Resigns from power

1997

Rule of Hong Kong1997

Government / Chinese Communist Party · President of China · Hong Kong

Determines the formular for the return of Hong Kong, "One China, two systems"

Titles and roles

Communist Commander · President 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.