Hua Guofeng, one of the last of the early generation of communist revolutionaries who was named briefly to succeed Chairman Mao Zedong, died Wednesday, Chinese state media reported. Hua, who is ...

BEIJING — Hua Guofeng, who succeeded Mao Zedong as China’s Communist Party leader for a short period before being brushed aside by economic reformers 30 years ago, died in the Chinese capital ...

BEIJING — Hua Guofeng, who briefly ruled China as communist founder Mao Zedong's successor but was pushed aside as a prelude to reforms that launched an economic boom, died Wednesday at the age of 87, ...

BEIJING, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Former Chinese Communist Party leader and Premier Hua Guofeng, who died Aug. 20 at age 87, was cremated Sunday at Beijing's Babaoshan cemetery. Chinese President Hu Jintao ...

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