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China in 1980

Historical records for China in 1980, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

5Records

4Events

2Named people

0Places

1Categories

Historical records

August

August 1980Economy of ChinaZhao Ziyang

Government / Chinese Communist Party

First Special Economic Zones are established in Shenzhen

September

7 September 1980Prime Minister of ChinaZhao Ziyang

Government / Chinese Communist Party

Hua Guofeng is replaced by Zhao Ziyang (an ally of Deng Xiaoping) as premier of Communist China. Appointed Prime Minister of China

Other Events

1980Economy of ChinaZhao Ziyang

Government / Chinese Communist Party

First Special Economic Zones are established in Shenzhen. Special Economic Zones in Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shantou (Guangdong), Xiamen (Fujian), and the entire province of Hainan

1980Party LeaderHu Yaobang

Government / Chinese Communist Party

Appointed Party Leader of the Communist Party

1980Special Economic ZonesZhao Ziyang

Government / Chinese Communist Party

Special Economic Zones in Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shantou (Guangdong), Xiamen (Fujian), and the entire province of Hainan

Names involved

Hu YaobangZhao Ziyang

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.