1980 in China
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The following lists events in the year 1980 in China.
Incumbents
- Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Hua Guofeng
- Chairman of the Congress – Ye Jianying (head of state)
- Premier – Hua Guofeng (until September), Zhao Ziyang (starting September)
- Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference – Deng Xiaoping
- Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China – Deng Xiaoping (until September 13), Wan Li (starting September 13)
Governors
- Governor of Anhui Province – Zhang Jingfu
- Governor of Fujian Province – Ma Xingyuan
- Governor of Gansu Province – Feng Jixin then Li Dengying
- Governor of Guangdong Province – Xi Zhongxun
- Governor of Guizhou Province – Su Gang (starting unknown)
- Governor of Hebei Province – Li Erzhong (starting unknown)
- Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Chen Lei
- Governor of Henan Province – Liu Jie
- Governor of Hubei Province – Chen Pixian then Han Ningfu
- Governor of Hunan Province – Sun Guozhi
- Governor of Jiangsu Province – Hui Yuyu
- Governor of Jiangxi Province – Bai Dongcai
- Governor of Jilin Province – Wang Enmao then Yu Ke
- Governor of Liaoning Province – Chen Puru (starting unknown)
- Governor of Qinghai Province – Zhang Guosheng
- Governor of Shaanxi Province – Yu Mingtao
- Governor of Shandong Province – Su Yiran
- Governor of Shanxi Province – Luo Guibo
- Governor of Sichuan Province – Lu Dadong
- Governor of Yunnan Province – Liu Minghui
- Governor of Zhejiang Province – Li Fengping
Events
- May 20 – Guangming Huaqiao Electronic Industry, as predecessor of Konka Group was founded.
Establishments
- Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission
- Shenzhen Special Economic Zone
- State Intellectual Property Office
- Tianjin Zoo
- World Economic Herald
- Xiamen Special Economic Zone
- Yan'an Ershilipu Airport
- Zhuhai Special Economic Zone
Culture
Sport
- China at the 1980 Winter Olympics won no medals[1]
Births
- 5 November – Qi Jianhua, Chinese volleyball player
- 7 November – Sam Chui, Chinese-Australian aviation and travel blogger, photographer, and author
Deaths
- March 10 — Zhang Fakui, nationalist general (b. 1896)
- June 25 — An Ziwen, politician and a member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (b. 1909)
- July 3 — Deng Hua, general in the People's Liberation Army (b. 1910)
- July 25 — Wang Jian'an, military official and general in the People's Liberation Army (b. 1908)
- August 1 — Guan Linzheng, nationalist general (b. 1905)
- October 10 — Zhao Dan, film actor (b. 1915)
- December 25 — Gu Jiegang, folklorist, historian and sinologist (b. 1893)
References
- ^ "China". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2014.