1989 in China
Events in the year 1989 in the People's Republic of China.
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Incumbents
- Party General Secretary - Zhao Ziyang until June 24, Jiang Zemin
- President – Yang Shangkun
- Premier – Li Peng
- Vice President – Wang Zhen
- Vice Premier – Yao Yilin
- Congress Chairman - Wan Li
- Conference Chairman - Li Xiannian
Events
May
- May 14 – Mikhail Gorbachev visits China, the first Soviet leader to do so since the 1960s.
- May 19 – Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: Zhao Ziyang meets the demonstrators in Tiananmen Square.
- May 20 – Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The Chinese government declares martial law in Beijing.
- May 30 – Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 10 m (33 ft) high Goddess of Democracy statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators.
June
- June 4 – Tiananmen Square massacre takes place in Beijing on the army's approach to the square, and the final stand-off in the square is covered live on television.
- June 24 - Jiang Zemin becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China.
Unknown date
- Peak Sport Products founded in Quanzhou, Fujian Province.
- Zhuhai Hailing Air-conditioner Manufacturing, as predecessor of Gree was founded in Guangdong Province.
- Sany Heavy Industries was founded in Hunan Province, as predecessor name was Hunan Sanyi Heavy Industries.
Births
- January 18 - Li Huzhao, Paralympic athlete
- February 20 - Zhang Yangyang, rower
- March 18 - Lü Zhiwu, swimmer
- July 12 - Wang Xinnan, rower
- December 21 - Fang Yuting, archer[1]
Deaths
- April 15 – Hu Yaobang, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (born 1915)
- April 23 - Hu Die, Chinese actress
- December 5 - Li Keran, a renowned contemporary Chinese painter
See also
- 1989 in Chinese film
References
- "Yuting FANG - Olympic Archery | People's Republic of China". International Olympic Committee. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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