1980 in China explained

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

• 1980 in Chinese film

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

• 10 March – Zhang Fakui, Nationalist general (born 1896)
• 3 July – Deng Hua, general (born 1910)
• 1 August – Guan Linzheng, Nationalist general (born 1905)
• 10 October – Zhao Dan, actor (born 1915)

Notes and References

1. Web site: China. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417043601/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/CHN/. dead. April 17, 2020. www.sports-reference.com. December 19, 2014.