Historical Resolution
The party adopts a historical resolution condemning the Cultural Revolution as a grave error
Role range: 1966-1976 – 1978-1989
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Deng Xiaoping Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Deng Xiaoping through 67 dated historical records for China.
Deng Xiaoping, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
67Distinct records
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1981–1997Years on this page
1981
Economy of China
Deng Xiaoping seizes power and launches pseudo-capitalistic economic reforms
1982
Congress of CCP
The Congress reaffirms Dengs policies, including economic liberalization
1986
Constitution of China
The 6th National Peoples Congress adpots new Civil Law of the Peoples Republic of China
Role range: 1983-1989
Economy of China
Deng Xiaoping boosts "Open-door" policy to encourage Foreign Direct Investments
Role range: 1983-1989
1987
Dismissal
Dismisses the Party Secretary Hu Yaobang for his criticisms of the Deng regime
Role range: 1977-1989
1988
Economy of China
Excessive economic growth with rampand corruption and out-of-control inflation of 18.5%
Role range: 1983-1989
Economy of China
The Central Committee cuts Xiaopings reforms which cause inflation & stop-go growth
Role range: 1977-1989
Inflation
The Central Committee cuts Xiaopings reforms which cause inflation & stop-go growth
Role range: 1977-1989
DFH-2A
China successfully launches the DFH-2A fully operational communication satellite into earths orbit
Role range: 1983-1989
1989
Demonstrations
Students demand the resignations of Deng Xiaoping & Li Peng. Students demand greater democratic freedom
Role range: 1983-1989
Demonstrations
A crowd of 10,000 gathers at Tiananmen Square
Role range: 1983-1989
Demonstrations
100,000 defy Government troops by marching through the streets & shouting slogans
Role range: 1983-1989
Demonstrations
Students begin a hunger strike
Role range: 1983-1989
Demonstrations
The Government imposes martial law. Pro-democracy demonstrations are crushed in Tiananmen Square
Role range: 1983-1989
Demonstrations
Imposes a curfew on Beijing
Role range: 1983-1989
Retirement
Retires after increasing centralization following the demonstrations in Tiananmen Sqr
Role range: 1983-1989
1992
Congress of CCP
The 14th Party Congress supports Dengs economic reforms & "socialist market economy"
Economy of China
Tours the "Gold Coast" & gives support to economic reform. Deng encourages the return back to economic reforms
1996
Economy of China
Communist Chinas gross domestic product grows at an average annual rate of about 10%, the highest in the world, between 1994 and 2000. China, Russia and three (later four) former Soviet republics (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan) form the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
China, Russia and three (later four) former Soviet republics (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan) form the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
1997
Death of Deng Xiaoping
Death of Deng Xiaoping
Death of Deng Xiaoping
Death of Deng Xiaoping
Role range: 1978-1989
Communist Party
Dengs vision for economic success and a new socialist market model became entrenched in the Communist Party constitution in 1997 as Deng Xiaoping Theory
Constitution of China
Dengs vision for economic success and a new socialist market model became entrenched in the Communist Party constitution in 1997 as Deng Xiaoping Theory
Deng Xiaoping Theory
Dengs vision for economic success and a new socialist market model became entrenched in the Communist Party constitution in 1997 as Deng Xiaoping Theory
Economy of China
Dengs vision for economic success and a new socialist market model became entrenched in the Communist Party constitution in 1997 as Deng Xiaoping Theory
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.