1972 in China
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Events from the year 1972 in China.
Incumbents
- Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Mao Zedong
- President of the People's Republic of China – vacant
- Premier of the People's Republic of China – Zhou Enlai
- Chairman of the National People's Congress – Zhu De
- Vice President of the People's Republic of China – Soong Ching-ling and Dong Biwu
- Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China – Deng Xiaoping
Governors
- Governor of Anhui Province – Li Desheng
- Governor of Fujian Province – Han Xianchu
- Governor of Gansu Province – Xian Henghan
- Governor of Guangdong Province – Liu Xingyuan (until April), Ding Sheng (starting April)
- Governor of Guizhou Province – Lan Yinong
- Governor of Hebei Province – Liu Zihou
- Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Wang Jiadao
- Governor of Henan Province – Liu Jianxun
- Governor of Hubei Province – Zeng Siyu
- Governor of Hunan Province – Hua Guofeng
- Governor of Jiangsu Province – Xu Shiyou
- Governor of Jiangxi Province – Cheng Shiqing then She Jide
- Governor of Jilin Province – Wang Huaixiang
- Governor of Liaoning Province – Chen Xilian
- Governor of Qinghai Province – Liu Xianquan
- Governor of Shaanxi Province – Li Ruishan
- Governor of Shandong Province – Yang Dezhi
- Governor of Shanxi Province – Xie Zhenhua
- Governor of Sichuan Province – Zhang Guohua (until March), Liu Xingyuan (starting March)
- Governor of Yunnan Province – Zhou Xing
- Governor of Zhejiang Province – Nan Ping
Events
- Shanghai Communiqué
- Nixon goes to China - 1972 Nixon visit to China - Nixon's China Game
- Japan-China Joint Communiqué
- Typhoon Ora
- Three Communiqués
Births
Deaths
- January 6 — Chen Yi, 2nd Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1901)
- January 9 — Liang Sicheng, architect and architectural historian (b. 1901)
- January 19 — Gao Shuxun, general from Zhili Province (b. 1898)
- February 15 — Edgar Snow, American journalist known for his books and articles on communism in China and the Chinese Communist Revolution (b. 1905)
- February 21 — Zhang Guohua, lieutenant-general and politician (b. 1914)
- March 26 — Xie Fuzhi, military commander, political commissar and national security specialist (b. 1909)
- April 6 — Chen Zhengren, politician (b. 1907)
- April 16 — Zeng Shan, communist military commander and security minister (b. 1899)
- April 23 — Li Dequan, 1st Minister of Health (b. 1896)
- July 25 — Baren, modern writer, critic and translator (b. 1901)
- September 1 — He Xiangning, revolutionary, feminist, politician, painter and poet (b. 1878)
- December 2 — Ip Man, martial arts grandmaster (b. 1893)
- December 10 — Deng Zihui, communist revolutionary and one of the most influential leaders of the People's Republic of China (b. 1896)
See also
References