Deng Xiaoping with Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai 1960. Deng Xiaoping (1904 - 1997), was a Chinese politician who was the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China from 1978 until his retirement in 1992. After Chairman Mao Zedong's death in 1976, Deng led China through far-reaching market-economy reforms and has been called the "Architect of Modern China.".
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