What is Hua Guofeng?
'''Hua Guofeng''' (16 February 1921 – 20 August 2008) was a [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] communist politician who serve as [[Chairman of the Communist Party of China|Chairman]] of the [[Communist Party of China]] from 7 October 1976 to 28 June 1981. He was chosen to lead by [[Mao Zedong]]. Hua was born 16 February 1921 in [[Jiaocheng County]], [[Shanxi]], [[Republic of China (1912–49)|China]]. He was named '''Su Zhu'''. He died 20 August 2008 in [[Beijing]], [[People's Republic of China|China]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Hua Guofeng, successor to Chairman Mao, dies |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2591227/Hua-Guofeng-successor-to-Chairman-Mao-dies.html |publisher=The Telegraph |access-date= 7 September 2016 |date=20 August 2008}}</ref> On 6 October 1976, Hua ended the [[Cultural Revolution]]. He also had the [[Gang of Four]] arrested. In 1979 he visited leaders in Europe. He was the first Chinese leader to visit since 1949. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hua Guofeng}} [[Category:1921 births]] [[Category:2008 deaths]] [[Category:Premiers of the People's Republic of China]] [[Category:Chinese communist politicians]] [[Category:Politicians from Shanxi]]