Hua Guofeng, Mao’s Successor, Dies

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BEIJING — The official Xinhua News Agency says former Chinese leader Hua Guofeng has died at the age of 87.

Hua ruled China for only a few months after he succeeded communist founder Mao Zedong in 1976. Deng Xiaoping pushed Hua aside as a prelude to reforms that launched an economic boom.

State broadcaster CCTV says Hua died today. Xinhua says the cause of death was an unspecified illness.


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