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1980 In China
The following lists events in the year 1980 in China. Incumbents *Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Hua Guofeng * Chairman of the Congress – Ye Jianying (head of state) *Premier of the People's Republic of China, Premier – Hua Guofeng Hua Guofeng (; born Su Zhu; 16 February 1921 – 20 August 2008), alternatively spelled as Hua Kuo-feng, was a Chinese politician who served as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and Premier of the People's Republic of China. The design ... (until September), Zhao Ziyang (starting September) *Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference – Deng Xiaoping *Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China – Deng Xiaoping (until September 13), Wan Li (starting September 13) Governors * Politics of Anhui, Governor of Anhui Province – Zhang Jingfu * Politics of Fujian, Governor of Fujian Province – Ma Xingyuan (politician), Ma Xingyuan * Gansu, Governor of Gansu Province – Feng Jixin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980
Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – In Saudi Arabia, 63 Islamist insurgents are beheaded for their part in the siege of the Great Mosque in Mecca in November 1979. * January 14 – Indira Gandhi returns to power as Prime Minister of India. * January 20 – At least 200 people are killed when the Corralejas Bullring collapses at Sincelejo, Colombia. * January 21 – The London Gold Fixing hits its highest price ever of $843 per troy ounce ($2,249.50 in 2020 when adjusted for inflation). * January 22 – Andrei Sakharov, Soviet scientist and human rights activist, is arrested in Moscow. * January 26 – Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations. * January 27 – Canadian Caper: Six United States diplomats, posing as Canadians, manage to escape from Tehran, Iran, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
