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1954 Cathay Pacific Douglas DC-4 shootdown: 1954, 23 July South China Sea, off the coast of Hainan Island: 10 Airliner shootdown By People's Liberation Army Air Force, 10 of the 19 on board died Sufan movement: 1955–1957 Nationwide 53,000 [40] [41] Launched by Mao Zedong and CCP Anti-Rightist Campaign: 1957–1959 Nationwide 550,000 – 2 million
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 ...
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
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]
This is a list of leaders of the People's Republic of China's Government institutions. Each institution of China is headed by a chairperson or secretary, with some being more prominent than others. The paramount leader holds the highest authority of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
China killed or imprisoned 18 to 20 CIA sources from 2010 to 2012, hobbling U.S. spying operations, the New York Times reported on Saturday. ... WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China killed or imprisoned ...
In urban areas such as Washington, D.C., telework adoption rates are somewhat lower for federal workers, at 38 percent, than for private-sector workers, at 40 percent.
This is a list of heads of state and government who died in office.In general, hereditary office holders (kings, queens, emperors, emirs, and the like) and holders of offices where the normal term limit is life (popes, presidents for life, etc.) are excluded because, until recently, their death in office was the norm.