Deng Xiaoping

Deng Xiaoping

NameDeng Xiaoping
TitleChinese politician and paramount leader from 1978 to 1989
GenderMale
Birthday+1904-08-22T00:00:00Z
nationalityQing dynasty
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Deng Xiaoping was a Chinese statesman, revolutionary, and political theorist who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China from 1978 to 1989. In the aftermath of Mao Zedong's death in 1976, Deng succeeded in consolidating power to lead China through a period of Reform and Opening Up that transformed its economy into a socialist market economy. He is widely regarded as the "Architect of Modern China" for his contributions to socialism with Chinese characteristics and Deng Xiaoping Theory.