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| 1997, Feb. 19 |
| | | Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping died at the age of 92 in Beijing. He had been responsible for negotiating many of the market-opening reforms in China. Chinese president Jiang Zemin vowed to continue Deng's reforms. | 1 |
| | | April 21 |
| | | The first Chinese troops in 150 years arrived in Hong Kong and began taking over the positions held by the British army. | 2 |
| | | July 1 |
| | | Hong Kong reverted officially to Chinese sovereignty after 156 years of British colonial rule. | 3 |
| | | July 1 |
| | | Tung Chee-hwa was sworn in as its first chief executive. | 4 |
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| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth
edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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