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Hua Guofeng

1921 - 2008

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Hua Guofeng (born Su Zhu (苏铸); 16 February 1921 – 20 August 2008; also spelled as Hua Kuo-feng) was a Chinese politician who served as chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and the 2nd premier of China. The designated successor of Mao Zedong, Hua held the top offices of the government, party, and the military after the deaths of Mao and Premier Zhou Enlai, but was gradually forced out of supreme power by a coalition of party leaders between December 1978 and June 1981, and subsequently retreated from the political limelight, though still remaining a member of the Central Committee until 2002. Born and raised in Jiaocheng, Hua joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1938, seeing action in both the Second Sino–Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War as a guerrilla fighter. In 1948, he was appointed party secretary of Xiangtan in Hunan, which included Mao's birthplace of Shaoshan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hua Guofeng is the 1,232nd most popular politician (down from 1,176th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from China (up from 76th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Chinese Politician.

Hua Guofeng was most famous for being the successor to Mao Zedong as the leader of China after Mao's death.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hua Guofeng ranks 1,232 out of 19,576. Before him are Patrice de MacMahon, Jalal Talabani, Li Si, Sejo of Joseon, Baldur von Schirach, and Louis V of France. After him are Anthony Eden, Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, Edmund Ironside, Itō Hirobumi, James Connolly, and Grigory Zinoviev.

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Among people born in 1921, Hua Guofeng ranks 16. Before him are Astor Piazzolla, Stanisław Lem, Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Yves Montand, Fahd of Saudi Arabia, and Friedrich Dürrenmatt. After him are Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, Nancy Reagan, John Rawls, Giulietta Masina, Simone Signoret, and Peter Ustinov. Among people deceased in 2008, Hua Guofeng ranks 13. Before him are Edmund Hillary, Charlton Heston, Arthur C. Clarke, Samuel P. Huntington, Willis Lamb, and Daniel Carleton Gajdusek. After him are Albert Hofmann, Irena Sendler, Richard Widmark, Miriam Makeba, Mahmoud Darwish, and Vishwanath Pratap Singh.

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In China

Among people born in China, Hua Guofeng ranks 69 out of 1,610. Before him are Sima Yi (179), Cao Pi (187), Wang Mang (-45), 5th Dalai Lama (1617), Li Si (-280), and Tu Youyou (1930). After him are Xiang Yu (-232), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685), Jet Li (1963), Külüg Khan (1281), Chongzhen Emperor (1611), and Qin Er Shi (-229).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Hua Guofeng ranks 39. Before him are Liu Shaoqi (1898), Sima Yi (179), Cao Pi (187), Wang Mang (-45), 5th Dalai Lama (1617), and Li Si (-280). After him are Xiang Yu (-232), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685), Külüg Khan (1281), Chongzhen Emperor (1611), Qin Er Shi (-229), and Jianwen Emperor (1377).

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