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In which year did Deng Xiaoping become the paramount leader of China?

  • 1976

  • 1977

  • 1978

  • 1979

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Deng Xiaoping became the paramount leader of China in December 1978, after outmaneuvering Mao Zedong's chosen successor, Hua Guofeng. Deng led China through a series of market-economy reforms that earned him the reputation as the "Architect of Modern China".
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