The following lists events in the year

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 – ...

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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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 ...

* Chairman of the Congress – Ye Jianying (head of state) *

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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(until September),

Zhao Ziyang Zhao Ziyang ( zh, 赵紫阳; pronounced , 17 October 1919 – 17 January 2005) was a Chinese politician. He was the third premier of the People's Republic of China from 1980 to 1987, vice chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 198 ...

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Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference () is the leader of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), which is a political advisory body i ...

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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 ...

*Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China –

(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 then Li Dengying * Politics of Guangdong, Governor of Guangdong Province – Xi Zhongxun * Politics of Guizhou, Governor of Guizhou Province – Su Gang (starting unknown) * Politics of Hebei, Governor of Hebei Province – Li Erzhong (starting unknown) * Heilongjiang, Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Chen Lei (Heilongjiang), Chen Lei * Politics of Henan, Governor of Henan Province – Liu Jie * Hubei, Governor of Hubei Province – Chen Pixian then Han Ningfu * Politics of Hunan, Governor of Hunan Province – Sun Guozhi * Politics of Jiangsu, Governor of Jiangsu Province – Hui Yuyu * Politics of Jiangxi, Governor of Jiangxi Province – Bai Dongcai * Politics of Jilin, Governor of Jilin Province – Wang Enmao then Yu Ke * Politics of Liaoning, Governor of Liaoning Province – Chen Puru (starting unknown) * Politics of Qinghai, Governor of Qinghai Province – Zhang Guosheng * Politics of Shaanxi, Governor of Shaanxi Province – Yu Mingtao * Politics of Shandong, Governor of Shandong Province – Su Yiran * Politics of Shanxi, Governor of Shanxi Province – Luo Guibo * Politics of Sichuan, Governor of Sichuan Province – Lu Dadong * Yunnan, Governor of Yunnan Province – Liu Minghui * Politics of Zhejiang, Governor of Zhejiang Province – Li Fengping

Events

*May 20 – Guangming Huaqiao Electronic Industry, as predecessor of Konka Group was founded.

Establishments

*Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission *Shenzhen Special Economic Zone *State Intellectual Property Office *Tianjin Zoo *World Economic Herald *Xiamen Special Economic Zone *Yan'an Ershilipu Airport *Zhuhai Special Economic Zone

Culture

* Chinese films of the 1980s#1980, 1980 in Chinese film

Sport

*China at the 1980 Winter Olympics won no medals

Births

*5 November – Qi Jianhua, Chinese volleyball player *7 November – Sam Chui, Chinese-Australian aviation and travel blogger, photographer, and author

Deaths

*10 March – Zhang Fakui, Nationalist general (born 1896) *3 July – Deng Hua, general (born 1910) *1 August – Guan Linzheng, Nationalist general (born 1905) *10 October – Zhao Dan, actor (born 1915)

References

1980 in China, 1980 in Asia, China Years of the 20th century in China 1980s in China 1980 by country, China {{Asia-year-stub