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Deng Xiaoping, Wade-Giles romanization Teng Hsiao-p’ing, (born August 22, 1904, Guang’an, Sichuan province, China—died February 19, 1997, Beijing), Chinese communist leader who was the most powerful figure in the People’s Republic of China from the late 1970s until his death in 1997.

Deng Xiaoping , or Teng Hsiao-p’ing, (born Aug. 22, 1904, Guang’an, Sichuan province, China—died Feb. 19, 1997, Beijing), Chinese communist leader, China’s most important figure from the late 1970s until his death. In the 1950s he became a vice-premier of the People’s Republic of China and general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Deng Xiaoping was a Chinese communist leader and the most powerful figure in the People's Republic of China from the late 1970s until his death in 1997. Updated: Apr 19, 2021 Photo: J....

Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997) was a Chinese revolutionary, politician and economic reformer who became the leader of the People’s Republic after the death of Mao Zedong. Background Deng was born into a middle-class family in Sichuan province. At age 15, Deng left China to study and work in France.

Deng Xiaoping Theory (Chinese: 邓小平理论; pinyin: Dèng Xiǎopíng Lǐlùn), also known as Dengism, is the series of political and economic ideologies first developed by Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping.