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Events from the year 1983 in China.
Incumbents[edit]
- General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party - Hu Yaobang
- Chairman of the National Congress – Ye Jianying (head of state, until June 18)
- President – Li Xiannian (starting June 18)
- Premier – Zhao Ziyang
- Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference – Deng Xiaoping (until June), Deng Yingchao (starting June)
- Vice President – Ulanhu (starting 18 June)
- First Vice Premier – Wan Li
Governors[edit]
- Governor of Anhui Province – Zhou Zijian then Wang Yuzhao
- Governor of Fujian Province – Ma Xingyuan then Hu Ping
- Governor of Gansu Province – Li Dengying then Chen Guangyi
- Governor of Guangdong Province – Liu Tianfu then Liang Lingguang
- Governor of Guizhou Province – Su Gang then Wang Zhaowen
- Governor of Hebei Province – Liu Bingyan then Zhang Shuguang
- Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Chen Lei
- Governor of Henan Province – Yu Mingtao (acting) then He Zhukang
- Governor of Hubei Province – Han Ningfu then Huang Zhizhen
- Governor of Hunan Province – Sun Guozhi then Liu Zheng
- Governor of Jiangsu Province – Han Peixin then Gu Xiulian
- Governor of Jiangxi Province – Zhao Zengyi
- Governor of Jilin Province – Zhang Gensheng then Zhao Xiu
- Governor of Liaoning Province – Quan Shuren (starting April)
- Governor of Qinghai Province – Huang Jingbo
- Governor of Shaanxi Province – Yu Mingtao (until April), Li Qingwei (starting April)
- Governor of Shandong Province – Liang Buting
- Governor of Shanxi Province – Luo Guibo then Wang Senhao
- Governor of Sichuan Province – Lu Dadong (until April)/Yang Xizong
- Governor of Yunnan Province – Liu Minghui (until April), Pu Chaozhu (starting April)
- Governor of Zhejiang Province – Li Fengping then Xue Ju
Events[edit]
- Anti-Spiritual Pollution Campaign
- Hu Na Diplomatic incident[1]
- 1983 Guilin Airport collision[2]
- Weightlifting at the 1983 National Games of China
- 1983 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup
- 3rd Golden Rooster Awards
- 6th National People's Congress began
- Outlaws of the Marsh (TV series) debuted
- CCTV New Year's Gala debuted
- July 31 – A heavy massive torrential rain and flood swept hit in Ankang, Shaanxi Province, at least 870 persons were perished, according to China Red Cross official confirmed report.[citation needed]
Births[edit]
- April 5 – Zhong Jinyu
- May 15 – Yang Jinghui
- July 17 – Joker Xue, singer-songwriter
- July 23 – Jiao Fengbo
- November 6 – Bao Yingying
- November 9 – Wang Qingyun
Deaths[edit]
- 6 January – Yang Yong, general (born 1913)
- 4 February – Xiao San, poet and translator (born 1896)
- 2 April – Zhang Daqian, artist (born 1899)
- 3 April – Sun Fucheng, football player and coach (born 1927)
- 26 April – Huang Yongsheng, general (born 1910)
- 10 June – Liao Chengzhi, politician (born 1908)
- 22 September – Qiao Guanhua, Foreign Minister (1974-1976) (born 1913)
- 30 September – Tan Zhenlin, former governor of Jiangsu Province (born 1902)
- 28 November – Peng Shuzhi, early leader of the Chinese Communist Party (born 1895)
- Dates Unknown
- Wang Guosong, electrical engineer (born 1902)
- Liang Zongdai, poet and translator (born 1903)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Isaacson, Walter (1983-04-18). "Furious Volley in No Win Match". Time. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
- ^ "Safety update" (PDF). Flight International: 873. 1 October 1983. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
