25 January 1981TrialZhang Chunqiao
Sentenced to death, suspended for 2 yrs, "Gang of Four" members recieve long sentences
Historical records for China in 1981, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Sentenced to death, suspended for 2 yrs, "Gang of Four" members recieve long sentences
Maos widow is sentenced to death, suspended for 2 yrs
Jiang Qing receives a suspended death sentence for counter-revolutionary crimes connected to the Cultural Revolution
The party adopts a historical resolution condemning the Cultural Revolution as a grave error
Hu Yaobang leads the party as it formally reassesses Mao's errors and the Cultural Revolution
Hua Guofeng is replaced by Hu Yaobang (an ally of Deng Xiaoping) as as Party Chairman of Communist China
Appointed Party Secretary of the Communist Party
Deng Xiaoping seizes power and launches pseudo-capitalistic economic reforms
The Communist Party formally condemns Mao for the economic disasters from 1957 till his death
Appointed Minister of Electric Power, 2nd term
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