Events in the year 1952 in the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

Incumbents

Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party The Chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party () was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party. The position was established at the 8th National Congress in 1945 and abolished at the 12th National Congress in 1982, bei ...

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Mao Zedong Mao Zedong pronounced ; also romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC) ...

* Chairman of the

Government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

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* Vice Chairmen of the Government – Zhu De

Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi ( ; 24 November 189812 November 1969) was a Chinese revolutionary, politician, and theorist. He was Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee from 1954 to 1959, First Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from 1956 to 1966 and C ...

, Song Qingling, Li Jishen, Zhang Lan, Gao Gang *

Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm ...

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Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai (; 5 March 1898 – 8 January 1976) was a Chinese statesman and military officer who served as the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, premier of the People's Republic of China from 1 October 1949 until his death on 8 J ...

* Vice Premiers –

Dong Biwu Dong Biwu (; 5 March 1886 – 2 April 1975) was a Chinese communist revolutionary and politician, who served as acting Chairman of the People's Republic of China between 1972 and 1975. Early life Dong Biwu was born in Huanggang, Hubei to ...

Chen Yun Chen Yun (, pronounced ; 13 June 1905 – 10 April 1995) was one of the most influential leaders of the People's Republic of China during the 1980s and 1990s and one of the major architects and important policy makers for the Reform and op ...

Guo Moruo Guo Moruo (; November 16, 1892 – June 12, 1978), courtesy name Dingtang (), was a Chinese author, poet, historian, archaeologist, and government official. Biography Family history Guo Moruo, originally named Guo Kaizhen, was born on November ...

Huang Yanpei Huang Yanpei (; 1 October 1878 – 21 December 1965) was a Chinese educator, writer, and politician. He was a founding pioneer of the China Democratic League. Life Huang was born in Neishidi, Chuansha, Jiangsu (now part of Pudong, Shanghai) duri ...

Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping (22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997) was a Chinese revolutionary leader, military commander and statesman who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from December 1978 to November 1989. After CC ...

Governors

* Governor of Anhui Province –

Zeng Xisheng Zeng Xisheng () (October 11, 1904 – July 15, 1968) was a Chinese politician. He was born in Xingning, Hunan Province (now Zixing, Hunan Province). He was the first Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Anhui Province and also its 1st g ...

(starting unknown) * Governor of Fujian Province – Zhang Dingcheng * Governor of Gansu Province – Deng Baoshan * Governor of Guangdong Province – Ye Jianying * Governor of Guizhou Province – Yang Yong * Governor of Hebei Province –

Yang Xiufeng Yang Xiufeng (Chinese: 杨秀峰; Pinyin: ''Yáng Xiùfēng''; February 24, 1897 – c. November 10, 1983) was a Chinese politician and the President of the Supreme People's Court of China. Biography Yang Xiufeng was born in Qian'an, Hebei in ...

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Lin Tie Lin Tie (; November 1904 – 17 August 1989) was a Communist revolutionary leader and politician of the People's Republic of China (PRC). He served as the first Communist Party Chief and the second Governor of Hebei province of the PRC, but was p ...

* Governor of Heilongjiang Province –

Yu Yifu Yu Yifu () (May 19, 1903 – June 11, 1982), original name Yu Chengze (), was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Shuangchengbao, Jilin Province. He attended Tongji University. He was governor of Heilongjiang Heilongjiang ...

then Zhao Dezun * Governor of Henan Province – Wu Zhipu * Governor of Hubei Province – Li Xiannian * Governor of Hunan Province – Wang Shoudao then Cheng Qian * Governor of Jiangsu Province – Tan Zhenlin (starting unknown) * Governor of Jiangxi Province –

Shao Shiping Shao Shiping () (1900–1965) was a Chinese politician. He was born in Yiyang County, Jiangxi Province in the People's Republic of China. He joined the Communist Youth League of China and the Communist Party of China in 1925. In January 1928, al ...

* Governor of Jilin Province –

Zhou Chiheng Zhou Chiheng () (1915–1986) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. He was governor of Jilin Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of North ...

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Li Youwen Li Youwen () (1901–1984) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Liaoyang County, Liaoning Province. He served as Governor of Jilin Province. He was a delegate to the 5th National People's Congress The 5th National Peo ...

* Governor of Qinghai Province –

Zhao Shoushan Zhao Shoushan (; 12 November 1894 – 20 June 1965) was a KMT general and later Chinese Communist Party politician. He is the grandfather of Zhao Leji. Career Zhao Shoushan was born in Hu County, Shaanxi in 1894. After the foundation of the Peop ...

then Zhang Zhongliang * Governor of Shaanxi Province – Ma Mingfang (until November),

(starting November) * Governor of Shandong Province – Kang Sheng * Governor of Shanxi Province –

Lai Ruoyu Lai Ruoyu () (January 1, 1910 – May 20, 1958) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Wutai County, Shanxi Province. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1929. He was the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of hi ...

then Pei Lisheng * Governor of Sichuan Province –

Li Jingquan Li Jingquan (; November 1, 1909 – April 24, 1989) was a Chinese politician and the first Party Committee Secretary (governor) of Sichuan following the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949. He supported many of Mao Zedong's po ...

(starting September) * Governor of Yunnan Province –

Chen Geng Chen Geng (; 27 February 1903 - 16 March 1961) was a Chinese military officer who served as a senior general in the People's Liberation Army. Enlisting in a warlord's army at the age of 13, Chen Geng joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1922 and ...

* Governor of Zhejiang Province – Tan Zhenlin

Events

Battle of Triangle Hill Chinese Infantrymen

* January 26 - The Five-anti campaign was launched in an effort to rid Chinese cities of

corruption Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted in a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain. Corruption m ...

and enemies of the state. It became an all out war against the

bourgeoisie The bourgeoisie ( , ) is a social class, equivalent to the middle or upper middle class. They are distinguished from, and traditionally contrasted with, the proletariat by their affluence, and their great cultural and financial capital. They ...

in China. Spence, Jonathan D.

991 Year 991 (Roman numerals, CMXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events * March 1: In Rouen, Pope John XV ratifies the first Peace and Truce of God, Truce of God, between ...

(1991). '' The Search for Modern China''. WW Norton & Company publishing. * April 11–15 –

Chinese Civil War The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and forces of the Chinese Communist Party, continuing intermittently since 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949 with a Communist victory on m ...

: Battle of Nanri Island * October 14-November 25 –

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

Battle of Triangle Hill The Battle of Triangle Hill, also known as Operation Showdown or the Shangganling Campaign (),Chinese sources often mistranslates Shangganling Campaign as the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge. was a protracted military engagement during the Korean ...

Births

* January 2 –

Ng Man-tat Richard Ng Man-tat (, 2 January 1952 – 27 February 2021) was a Hong Kong actor originally from Fujian. He was a veteran actor in the Hong Kong film industry, with dozens of awards, including Best Supporting Actor at the 10th Hong Kong Fi ...

, Hong Kong actor (died 2021) * March 25 – Jung Chang, Chinese-born author and historian * May 13 –

Wang Xiaobo Wang Xiaobo () (May 13, 1952 – April 11, 1997) was a renowned contemporary Chinese novelist and essayist from Beijing. Life On May 13, 1952, Wang Xiaobo was born in a family of intellectuals in Beijing. From 1968 to 1970, he was transfe ...

, Chinese writer who became famous after his death (died 1997) * August 28 –

Zhang Xinfeng Zhang Xinfeng (; born 28 August 1952) is a Chinese police and security official, serving since 2016 as the Special Anti-terrorism Officer of the government of the People's Republic of China. Previously he served as Assistant to the Minister and Dep ...

, police officer and minister * Zhang Beisan *

Zheng Qingdian Zheng Qingdian () (born December 1952) was a Chinese diplomat. He was born in Changsha, Hunan. He was Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Bangladesh (2007–2009), Afghanistan (2009–2011) and Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island c ...

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Yiin Chii-ming Yiin Chii-ming (; born 2 June 1952) is Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) of the Executive Yuan from 2012 to 2013. Education Yiin obtained his bachelor's degree from the Departm ...

Deaths

* August 8 - Fan Wanzhang * December 3 -

Sun Shenlu Sun Shenglu (; 1928 in Dingxing County, Hebei – December 3, 1952) was a MiG-15 pilot of the People's Republic of China. He was a flying ace during the Korean War, with 6 victories. A member of the 3rd Fighter Aviation Division, Sun was killed ...

Huang Jiguang Huang Jiguang (; January 18, 1931 – October 19, 1952) was a highly-decorated Chinese soldier during the Korean War. Biography Huang was born in Sichuan Province, his mother is Deng Fangzhi and brother is Huang Jishu. In March 1951, Huang dec ...

* Wang Weike *

Wang Jingguo Wang Jingguo (, 1893–1949) was a KMT general from Shanxi. He was the son-in-law of the warlord who controlled Shanxi from 1911–1949, Yan Xishan. Wang served throughout his career in Yan's army, fighting in numerous campaigns. Military serv ...

* Mao Zuquan *

Zhou Xuechang Zhou Xuechang (; Hepburn: Shu Gakushō; March 19, 1898) – November 27, 1952) was a politician in the Republic of China. He was an important figure during the Reorganized National Government of China. His courtesy name was Zhihou (). Biography ...

Wang Shijing Wang Shijing (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Wāng Shíjǐng; Wade-Giles: Wang Shih-ching) (1887 - August 12, 1952) was a politician and banker in the Republic of China. He was an important politician during the Provision ...

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