1959 in China

none 1959 Events in the year 1959 in China. The country had an estimated population of 665 million people. Fernand Braudel Fernand Braudel 1989 Gramática das Civilizações teorema 202 Portuguese Incumbents Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party: Mao Zedong President of the People's Republic of China: Mao Zedong (until April 27), Liu Shaoqi (starting April 27) Premier of the People's Republic of China: Zhou Enlai Chairman of the National People's Congress: Liu Shaoqi (until April 27), Zhu De (starting April 27) Vice President of the People's Republic of China: Zhu De (until April 27), Song Qingling & Dong Biwu (starting April 27) Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China: Chen Yun Governors Governor of Anhui Province: Huang Yan Governor of Fujian Province: Ye Fei then Jiang Yizhen Governor of Gansu Province: Deng Baoshan Governor of Guangdong Province: Chen Yu Governor of Guizhou Province: Zhou Lin Governor of Hebei Province: Liu Zihou Governor of Heilongjiang Province: Li Fanwu Governor of Henan Province: Wu Zhipu Governor of Hubei Province: Zhang Tixue Governor of Hunan Province: Cheng Qian Governor of Jiangsu Province: Hui Yuyu Governor of Jiangxi Province: Shao Shiping Governor of Jilin Province: Li Youwen Governor of Liaoning Province: Huang Oudong Governor of Qinghai Province: Yuan Renyuan Governor of Shaanxi Province: Zhao Shoushan (until July), Zhao Boping (starting July) Governor of Shandong Province: Tan Qilong Governor of Shanxi Province: Wei Heng Governor of Sichuan Province: Li Dazhang Governor of Yunnan Province: Ding Yichuan Governor of Zhejiang Province: Zhou Jianren Events Continuing Great Leap Forward Continuing Great Chinese Famine April - First plenary session of the 2nd National People's Congress, Liu Shaoqi was elected the President of China. March 10 - Start of the 1959 Tibetan uprising July 2 - Start of the Lushan Conference October 1 - 10th anniversary of the People's Republic of China Visit of Nikita Khrushchev from the Soviet Union: Photo of welcoming delegation: Other events October 1 - Opening of Changfeng Park, in Putuo District, Shanghai Opening of People's Park, in Xining, Qinghai Establishment of Chaohu Prison, in Chaohu, Anhui Establishment of the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of XMU, in Urumqi, Xinjiang Establishment of the National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra Establishment of the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping Education Establishments Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, in Hefei, Anhui Anhui University of Finance and Economics, in Bengbu, Anhui Beijing Institute of Textile Technology Yunnan Arts University, in Kunming, Yunnan Births Li Qiang Zhu Xingliang Deng Kai Dai Jinhua Ma Zhengqi Deaths Wong Shik Ling Lei Jingtian Zhang Xi Li Daichen Li Jishen See also 1959 in Chinese film References 1959 in Category:1950s in China Category:Years of the 20th century in China