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Paramount leader, an informal list of those who have been considered the highest leader of the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Republic of China; Leader of the Chinese Communist Party; Chairman of the Kuomintang; List of leaders of the People's Republic of China of institutions; List of national leaders of the People's Republic of China
A total of 197 people died, most of whom were Hans, [101] with 1,721 others injured, [102] and a large number of vehicles and buildings were destroyed. 2011 Hotan attack: 2011, 18 July Hotan, Xinjiang 18 18 young Uyghur men stormed a police station and killed two security guards by stabbing and lobbing molotov cocktails. They occupied the ...
A police officer shot and killed a homeless man of Nepalese origin after he attacked the officer with a chair. [4] 18 July 2011 multiple unnamed: Xinjiang 2011 Hotan attack: Fourteen attackers, who killed two hostages and two security guards, were killed in a firefight with police in Hotan, Xinjiang. 1 July 2012 Mr. Ban [a] Guangdong
The role of the executioner was fulfilled in the past by the People's Armed Police. In recent times, the People's Courts’ judicial police officers (Chinese: 法警; pinyin: fǎ jǐng) assumed this role. Since 1949, the most common method of execution has been execution by shooting.
Mao Zedong was the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) which took control of China in 1949 until his death in September 1976. During this time, he instituted several reform efforts, the most notable of which were the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. In January 1958, Mao launched the second five-year plan, which was ...
Mao declares the founding of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949. Mao proclaimed the establishment of the People's Republic of China from the Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tian'anmen) on 1 October 1949, and later that week declared "The Chinese people have stood up" (中国人民从此站起来了). [157]
Mao was the paramount leader from the founding of the PRC in 1949 until his death in 1976. His rule was unfettered by collective leadership. His rule was unfettered by collective leadership. Mao exercised undisputed power over the party-state, including unilateral authority to decide policy, [ 10 ] law, [ 11 ] and political appointments.
The Republic of China president is called 總統 (Zǒngtǒng, "President"), and from 1912–1928, 大總統 (Dàzǒngtǒng, "Grand President"). Since 1949, the de facto territory of the ROC is reduced to Taiwan and its surrounding islands, the former previously ruled by Japan from 1895 to 1945, no longer governing mainland China.