Hua Guofeng
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At that time, many compared Jiang to Chairman Hua Guofeng, Mao's chosen successor, who was ousted by Deng in the late 1970s after a few short years at the helm.
From Reuters
The first two Chinese leaders to succeed Mao, Hua Guofeng and Hu Yaobang, had the chairman title.
From Reuters
Under the Communist leader’s successor, Hua Guofeng, Mr. Yuan rose to prominence in China for the first time.
From Washington Post
In 1976, it was announced in China that Hua Guofeng had been named to succeed the late Mao Zedong as chairman of the Communist Party; it was also announced that Mao’s widow and three others, known as the “Gang of Four,” had been arrested.
From Washington Times
Xi is the party’s general secretary, but not its chairman, a title Mao Zedong and his two successors, Hua Guofeng and Hu Yaobang, both held.
From Reuters
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