1959 in China
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Events in the year 1959 in China. The country had an estimated population of 665 million people.[1]
Incumbents
- Chairmen of the People's Republic of China: Mao Zedong (until April 27), Liu Shaoqi (from April 27)
- Premier of the People's Republic of China: Zhou Enlai
Events
- Continuing Great Leap Forward
- Continuing Great Chinese Famine
- April - First plenary session of the 2nd National People's Congress
- 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
Education
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
References
- ↑ Fernand Braudel (1989). Gramática das Civilizações (in Portuguese). teorema. p. 202.
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