Events in the year 1951 in the

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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

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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 *

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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 ...

Governors

* 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 ...

* Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Yu Yifu * Governor of Henan Province – Wu Zhipu * Governor of Hubei Province – Li Xiannian * Governor of Hunan Province – Wang Shoudao * Governor of Jiangsu Province – Tan Zhenlin * 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 ...

* 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 ...

* Governor of Shaanxi Province – Ma Mingfang * Governor of Shandong Province – Kang Sheng * Governor of Shanxi Province – Pei Lisheng then

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 ...

* 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

* January 4 –

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and

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n forces capture Seoul. * February 1 –

: The

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declares that the

is an aggressor in the Korean War in

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. * April 23-June 10 –

: Chinese and North Korean forces launch the Fifth Phase Campaign. The resulting Chinese defeat at

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and

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brought the Communists side to the armistice negotiation. * May 23 – The Tibetan government signs the Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet with the

. * September 9 – Chinese communist forces move into Lhasa, the capital of Tibet.

Births

* October 30 –

Liu Xiaoqing Liu Xiaoqing (born 30 October 1955) is a Chinese actress and businesswoman. She was one of the leading actresses in China in the 1980s. Biography In her early days Liu worked as a farm labourer, then as a propagandist for the People's Liberatio ...

, Chinese actress and businesswoman.

Deaths

References

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