1959 in China

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Centuries: 18th 19th 20th 21st

Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s

Events in the year 1959 in China. The country had an estimated population of 665 million people.

Incumbents

Chairman of the Communist Party of China: Mao Zedong

President of the People's Republic of China: Mao Zedong (until April 27), Liu Shaoqi (starting April 27)

Premier of the People's Republic of China: Zhou Enlai

Chairman of the National People's Congress: Liu Shaoqi (until April 27), Zhu De (starting April 27)

Vice President of the People's Republic of China: Zhu De (until April 27), Song Qingling & Dong Biwu (starting April 27)

Events

Continuing Great Leap Forward

Continuing Great Chinese Famine

April - First plenary session of the 2nd National People's Congress, Liu Shaoqi was elected the President of China.

March 10 - Star of the 1959 Tibetan uprising

July 2 - Start of the Lushan Conference

October 1 - 10th anniversary of the People's Republic of China

Other events

October 1 - Opening of Changfeng Park, in Putuo District, Shanghai

Opening of People's Park, in Xining, Qinghai

Establishment of Chaohu Prison, in Chaohu, Anhui

Establishment of the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of XMU, in Urumqi, Xinjiang

Establishment of the National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra

Establishment of the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping

Establishments

Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, in Hefei, Anhui

Anhui University of Finance and Economics, in Bengbu, Anhui

Beijing Institute of Textile Technology

Yunnan Arts University, in Kunming, Yunnan

Sports

1st Chinese National Winter Games, in Jilin, Harbin

Births

Li Qiang

Zhu Xingliang

Deng Kai

Dai Jinhua

Ma Zhengqi

Deaths

Wong Shik Ling

Lei Jingtian

Zhang Xi

Li Daichen

Li Jishen

References

1959 in China Wikipedia

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