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April 28, 1959

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Liu Succeeds Mao As Chief of State Of Peiping Regime; LIU SUCCEEDS MAO AS CHIEF OF STATE

By Reuters

Liu Shao-chi elected chief of state; Mao stays Communist party chmn; Marshal Chu Teh succeeds Liu as Cong Standing Com chmn; Panchen Lama and Dalai Lama included among 16 com deputy chmn elected; Chou En-lai re-elected Premier; Tung Pi-wu and Mme Soong Ching-ling (Sun Yat-sen) elected deputy chmn of repub; other changes; no changes seen in Govt policies; Liu election may mean he is slated to follow Mao as party chief

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Historical Context for April 28, 1959

In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[โ€ ]