1975 in China

← 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1975 in China → 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
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Events in the year 1975 in the People's Republic of China .

Incumbents

• Paramount leader — Mao Zedong
• Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party — Mao Zedong
• Premier of the People's Republic of China — Zhou Enlai
• Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress — Zhu De
• Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference — Zhou Enlai

Governors

• Governor of Anhui Province – Song Peizhang
• Governor of Fujian Province – Liao Zhigao
• Governor of Gansu Province – Xian Henghan
• Governor of Guangdong Province – Zhao Ziyang → Wei Guoqing
• Governor of Guizhou Province – Lu Ruilin
• Governor of Hebei Province – Liu Zihou
• Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Liu Guangtao
• Governor of Henan Province – Liu Jianxun
• Governor of Hubei Province – Zhao Xinchu
• Governor of Hunan Province – Hua Guofeng
• Governor of Jiangsu Province – Peng Chong
• Governor of Jiangxi Province – Jiang Weiqing
• Governor of Jilin Province – Wang Huaixiang
• Governor of Liaoning Province – Zeng Shaoshan
• Governor of Qinghai Province – Liu Xianquan
• Governor of Shaanxi Province – Li Ruishan
• Governor of Shandong Province – Bai Rubing
• Governor of Shanxi Province – Xie Zhenhua → Wang Qian
• Governor of Sichuan Province – Liu Xingyuan → Zhao Ziyang
• Governor of Yunnan Province – Zhou Xing → Jia Qiyun
• Governor of Zhejiang Province – Tan Qilong

Events

• January 5 — Mao Zedong propose Deng Xiaoping as Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission and Chief of the General Staff of the PLA. ^[1]
• January 9 — Li Fuchun, Vice Premier of China, dies at 75. ^[2]
• January 13–17 — The first session of the 4th National People's Congress was opened. The office of the President of China, Vice President of China and Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate were abolished. ^[3]
• February 4 — An earthquake hit the city of Haicheng in Liaoning Province at 19:36 CST. ^{[4] [5]}
• April 2 — Dong Biwu, acting President of China, dies at 89. ^[6]
• April 5 — Chiang Kai-shek, the last leader who ruled the Republic of China in the Mainland from 1928 to 1949 and the island of Taiwan from 1949 to 1975, dies in Taipei, Taiwan at the age of 88. ^[7]
• July 5 — The Baoji–Chengdu railway was electrified. ^[8]
• August 8 — The Banqiao Dam in China's Henan Province, fails after Typhoon Nina; over 200,000 people perish. ^[9]
• December 16 — Kang Sheng, the Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, dies at 77. ^[10]

Deaths

• January 9 — Li Fuchun, Vice Premier of China (b. 1900)
• March 2 — Rao Shushi, politician (b. 1903)
• April 2 — Dong Biwu, acting President of China (b. 1886)
• April 5 — Chiang Kai-shek, nationalist leader who led Mainland China from 1928 to 1949 and Taiwan from 1949 to 1975 (b. 1887)
• May 26 — Kurban Tulum, Uyghur farmer and electrician, promoted as a symbol of unity between the Uyghurs and Han Chinese (b. 1883)
• July 31 — Ma Bufang, prominent Chinese Muslim warlord of the Ma clique (b. 1903)
• December 16 — Kang Sheng, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (b. 1898)

References

1. "Deng Xiaoping's Third Comeback". www.chinatoday.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
2. "LI FU‐CHUN DIES; LEADER IN PEKING". The New York Times. 1975-01-16. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-07-17.
3. 张若琼. "Jan 13-17,1975: The 1st Session of the 4th National People's Congress is held". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
4. "Background--Haicheng Earthquake". www.ief.ac.cn. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
5. Adams, R. D. (1976). "The Haicheng, China, earthquake of 4 February 1975; the first successfully predicted major earthquake". Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics. 4 (5): 423–437. doi:10.1002/eqe.4290040502. ISSN   1096-9845.
6. 张若琼. "April 2—5, 1959: The 7th Plenary Meeting of the 8th CPC Central Committee is held". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
7. "Chiang Kai‐shek Is Dead in Taipei at 87; Last of Allied Big Four of World War II". The New York Times. 1975-04-06. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-07-17.
8. "History Of Chinese Railway Development | Railway In Contemporary China". www.railway-fasteners.com. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
9. "Banqiao Dam Failure: Series of Events – Will Hausmann Imagining Disaster". courses.bowdoin.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
10. Times, Fox Butterfield Special to The New York (1975-12-17). "KANG SHENG DIES IN PEKING AT 76". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-07-17.