Chinese Leader Deng Xiaoping Dies
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Economics
- Subcategories: Communism, Communists
- Curriculum: Asian History
- Geographical Location: Beijing
- Date: February 19, 1997
Article abstract: The chief architect of the economic reforms launched in China in 1978, Deng left a legacy of economic growth and new institutions to the country.
Rise to Power
The death of Deng Xiaoping marked the end of an era in China. Deng was born in 1904 in Sichuan Province in southwestern China. As a young man he went to France in 1921 under a work-study program. He joined the Chinese Communist Youth League Branch in France in 1922. Upon his return to China in 1924 he joined the Communist Party. He was sent to the Soviet Union to study in 1925...
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