Cultural Revolution1966
Hu Yaobang is attacked and sidelined during the Cultural Revolution as a suspected capitalist roader
Historical person
Hu Yaobang Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Hu Yaobang, based on 11 World History Database records associated with China.
11 records1966–198910 events2 places
Chronological biography
1966
1980
Party Leader1980
Appointed Party Leader of the Communist Party
1981
Economy of China1981
The Communist Party formally condemns Mao for the economic disasters from 1957 till his death
Historical Resolution27 June 1981
Hu Yaobang leads the party as it formally reassesses Mao's errors and the Cultural Revolution
Chairman29 June 1981
Hua Guofeng is replaced by Hu Yaobang (an ally of Deng Xiaoping) as as Party Chairman of Communist China
Party Secretary29 June 1981
Appointed Party Secretary of the Communist Party
1987
Dismissal1987
Dismissed by Diang Xiaping for his criticism of the regime
Resignation of Hu Yaobang1987
Forced to resign for being tooo liberal
Resignation of Hu Yaobang16 January 1987
Resigns after accepting blame for policy mistakes in handling student demonstrations
1989
Demonstrations1989
Students celebrate the late leaders liberalism & demand his posthumous rehabilitation
Death of Hu YaobangApril 1989
Death of Hu Yaobang. Death of Hua Yaobang
Titles and roles
Chairman of CCP · Communist Youth League Official · Party Leader of CCP · Party Secretary of CCP · Secretary of Chinese Communist Party
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.