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In 1938, Hua Guofeng joined the Chinese Communist Party. He was born in a poor peasant family in 1921 in Hunan Province, China. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1938 and participated in the Long March. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, he held various positions in the government and military. In 1976, he became the Premier of the State Council.