Deng Xiao·ping (d ng shoup ng, shyou-) also Teng Hsiao-ping (tng shyoupng, dng) 1904-1997. Chinese political leader who was twice purged from the Communist Party (1967 and 1976) and twice rehabilitated (1973 and 1977) before gaining supreme power in China. He officially retired as head of state in November 1989. |
Deng Xiaoping [ˈdʌŋ ˈsjaʊpɪŋ], Teng Hsiao-ping
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(Biographies / Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997) M, Chinese, POLITICS: statesman) 1904-97, Chinese Communist statesman; deputy prime minister (1973-76; 1977-80) and the dominant figure in the Chinese government from 1977 until his death. He was twice removed from office (1967-73, 1976-77) and rehabilitated. He introduced economic liberalization, but suppressed demands for political reform, most notably in 1989 when over 2500 demonstrators were killed by the military in Tiananmen Square in Beijing
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| Noun | 1. | Deng Xiaoping - Chinese communist statesman (1904-1997) |
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