1976, September 9

Mao's death - at 10 minutes past midnight - is announced by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the State Council, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and the party's Military Affairs Commission.

Literature:

Li, Zhisui (1994): The private life of Chairman Mao. The memoirs of Mao's personal physician Dr. Li Zhisui. With the editorial assistance of Anne F. Thurston. New York (Random House)

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