Trial
Sentenced to death, suspended for 2 yrs, "Gang of Four" members recieve long sentences
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
1981 in China
Explore 10 historical events and records for China in 1981.
Historical records for China in 1981
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January
Trial
Maos widow is sentenced to death, suspended for 2 yrs
Trial of Gang of Four
Jiang Qing receives a suspended death sentence for counter-revolutionary crimes connected to the Cultural Revolution
June
Historical Resolution
The party adopts a historical resolution condemning the Cultural Revolution as a grave error
Historical Resolution
Hu Yaobang leads the party as it formally reassesses Mao's errors and the Cultural Revolution
Chairman
Hua Guofeng is replaced by Hu Yaobang (an ally of Deng Xiaoping) as as Party Chairman of Communist China
Party Secretary
Appointed Party Secretary of the Communist Party
Other events (month unknown)
Economy of China
Deng Xiaoping seizes power and launches pseudo-capitalistic economic reforms
Economy of China
The Communist Party formally condemns Mao for the economic disasters from 1957 till his death
Minister of Electric Power
Appointed Minister of Electric Power, 2nd term
How these records were prepared
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