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Before his downfall, Liu was originally considered a successor to whom?

  • Mao Zedong

  • Zhou Enlai

  • Deng Xiaoping

  • Lin Biao

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Mao Zedong, the founding father of the People's Republic of China, was initially seen as the successor to Liu Shaoqi, a prominent figure in the Communist Party of China. However, Liu's political career took a sharp turn, and he eventually fell from grace during the Cultural Revolution, a period of immense political upheaval.
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