1979 in China
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Events in the year 1979 in the People's Republic of China.
Incumbents
- Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Hua Guofeng
- Premier of the People's Republic of China – Hua Guofeng
- Chairman of the National People's Congress – Ye Jianying
- Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference – Deng Xiaoping
- Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China – Deng Xiaoping
Governors
- Governor of Anhui Province – Wan Li then Zhang Jingfu
- Governor of Fujian Province – Liao Zhigao then Ma Xingyuan
- Governor of Gansu Province – Song Ping then Li Dengying
- Governor of Guangdong Province – Wei Guoqing then Xi Zhongxun
- Governor of Guizhou Province – Ma Li (until unknown)
- Governor of Hebei Province – Liu Zihou
- Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Yang Yichen then Chen Lei
- Governor of Henan Province – Duan Junyi then Liu Jie
- Governor of Hubei Province – Chen Pixian then Han Ningfu
- Governor of Hunan Province – Mao Zhiyong then Sun Guozhi
- Governor of Jiangsu Province – Xu Jiatun then Hui Yuyu
- Governor of Jiangxi Province – Jiang Weiqing then Bai Dongcai
- Governor of Jilin Province – Wang Enmao
- Governor of Liaoning Province – vacant
- Governor of Qinghai Province – Tan Qilong then Zhang Guosheng
- Governor of Shaanxi Province – Wang Renzhong then Yu Mingtao
- Governor of Shandong Province – Bai Rubing then Su Yiran
- Governor of Shanxi Province – Wang Qian then Luo Guibo
- Governor of Sichuan Province – Zhao Ziyang then Lu Dadong
- Governor of Yunnan Province – An Pingsheng then Liu Minghui
- Governor of Zhejiang Province – Tie Ying then Li Fengping
Events
January
- January 1 — The United States broke diplomatic relations with Republic of China, and established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
- January - The One Child Policy is announced and implemented (est.)[1]
February
- February 17 – The People's Republic of China invades northern Vietnam, launching the Sino-Vietnamese War.
- February 26 – The Chiang Kai-shek International Airport opens.[2]
March
- March 5 – Zhuhai County was upgraded to Zhuhai City.
- March 14 – In China, a Hawker Siddeley Trident crashes into a factory near Beijing, killing at least 260.
September
- September 27 – Stars Art Exhibition, the first independent art exhibition, takes place in Beihai Park, Beijing
Births
- February 9 – Zhang Ziyi, film actress
- March 5 – Tang Gonghong, Chinese weightlifter
- March 12 – Liu Xuan, Gymnast
- August 27 – Tian Liang, diver
- December 10 – Yang Jianping, archer[3]
Deaths
- May 27 – Yao Zhe, People's Liberation Army lieutenant general (b. 1906)
- June 1 – Yang Zhongjian, vertebrate paleontologist (b. 1897)
- Zheng Xiaocang, writer, translator, and educator (b. 1892)
See also
References
- ^ Rocha da Silva, Pascal (2006). "La politique de l'enfant unique en République populaire de Chine Archived 2007-11-28 at the Wayback Machine" ("The politics of one child in the People's Republic of China"). Université de Genève (University of Geneva). p. 22-8. (in French)
- ^ International Notices to Airmen. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration. 1980. p. 30.
- ^ "Jianping YANG - Olympic Archery | People's Republic of China". International Olympic Committee. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
