📅 6 Òktober 1976
Hua Guofeng’s leadership arrested Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, and Wang Hongwen. The move ended the immediate succession struggle after Mao’s death and became the political marker for...
📅 9 Sèptèmber 1976
Mao’s death ended the leadership era that had shaped the planned economy, mass campaigns and revolutionary mobilization. Economic policy remained contested: leaders disagreed over whether to...
📅 6 Òktober 1976
Hua Guofeng and allies arrested the Gang of Four weeks after Mao’s death. This political shift ended the decade-long campaign and opened the way for rehabilitations and renewed emphasis on...
📅 17 Yüli 1977
The Party formally restored Deng after his second purge. He advocated rebuilding schools, scientific institutions and economic administration, helping shift debate toward practical expertise. His...
📅 13 Desèmber 1978
In a speech preparing the Third Plenum, Deng urged leaders to emancipate thought, seek truth from facts and use economic methods in managing the economy. He argued for changing relations of production...
📅 18 Desèmber 1978
The Third Plenum of the Eleventh Central Committee moved the Party’s focus from class struggle to socialist modernization and endorsed reform and opening as the new strategic direction. It marked a...
