Rehabilitation
Deng Xiaoping is restored to his leading posts after the Cultural Revolution radicals are defeated
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
1977 in China
Explore 9 historical events and records for China in 1977.
Historical records for China in 1977
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July
Vice Premier
Deng Xiaoping is restored to office after the fall of the Gang of Four and the repudiation of radical Cultural Revolution politics
August
Eleventh Party Congress
Hua Guofeng presides over the Eleventh Party Congress, which declares the Cultural Revolution over
Other events (month unknown)
Beijing Spring
Deng Xiaoping engineers the "Beijing Spring" of political liberation
Chief of Staff
Serves Hua Kuo-Feng as Chief of Staff of Chinese armed forces
Communist Party
The CPC under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping moves towards Socialism with Chinese characteristics and institutes Chinese economic reform
Economy of China
Promotes a policy of economic liberalization
Economy of China
The CPC under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping moves towards Socialism with Chinese characteristics and institutes Chinese economic reform. In reversing some of Maos "extreme-leftist" policies, Deng argued that a socialist country and the market economy model were not mutually exclusive
Vice Chairman
Appointed Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party
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