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Official Announcement on state broadcaster CCTV |
Deng Xiaoping, the Chairman of the Central Military Commission of China from 1981 to 1989, died on 19 February 1997, at the age of 92, in Beijing. According to Xinhua News Agency, he died at 21:08 local time, from late stage Parkinson's disease complicated by pulmonary infection. Following a private funeral at PLA General Hospital and cremation at Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery, a state funeral for Deng was held at the Great Hall of the People on 25 February 1997. It was the first major state funeral held in China since 1976 when Mao Zedong died.
Death and national mourning
editAccording to the Chinese state media Xinhua News Agency, Deng died in Beijing at 12:13 pm from from complications from Parkinson's disease and a lung infection.[1] Xinhua published a "Letter to the whole Party, the Army, and the People of all ethnic groups in the Country" (告全党全军全国各族人民书) on 2 am, used to announce the deaths of national leaders in China.
During the announcement, the official portrait of Deng Xiaoping during his leadership was shown in grayscale and coverage of funeral proceedings were accompanied by the playing of the dirge (哀乐), an instrumental piece that has been played to mark the death of every Communist Party leader since Mao Zedong and later, Jiang Zemin.
Funeral procession
editOn 19 February, the Funeral Committee of Deng Xiaoping was announced. Jiang Zemin was announced as its chairman, with many other current or former high-ranking officials from the CCP as members.[2] On the day of Deng's death, the Chinese Communist Party released a notice that the national flags would be flown half-staff in key locations of Beijing and diplomatic missions abroad. Foreign heads of state and government were not invited to attend official mourning activities.
On 24 February, Jiang, members of the Politburo Standing Committee, other Party and State Leaders, as well as former leader bid farewell to Deng's body at the 301 Hospital, where they conferred their condolences to Deng's relatives. Afterwards, they accompanied the hearse carrying Deng's remains to the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery, where they gave their final farewells. The body was cremated at the cemetery.[3]
On 24 February, the memorial service for Deng was held at the Great Hall of the People. The memorial began at 10 am, and was presided by Li Peng. Afterwards, Jiang Zemin gave a eulogy. After Jiang's eulogy, the Internationale was played, with the ceremony concluding afterwards.[4]
On 2 March, after the conclusion of the memorial services, Deng's ashes were carried onto a special plane, his ashes were slowly scattered along with colourful flower petals, and according to his will, his corneas were also donated.[5]
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- ^ "CNN - Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping dies - Feb. 19, 1997". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ https://www.gov.cn/gongbao/shuju/1997/gwyb199705.pdf
- ^ "党和国家领导人同首都群众送别邓小平同志". 人民网. Archived from the original on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "邓小平同志追悼大会在北京隆重举行". 人民日報. 1997-02-26. Archived from the original on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "捐献角膜和遗体——邓小平的临终时刻与身后事". 新浪. 2004-08-13. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2013-11-03.