Today, I saw a netizen asking: "What historical events happened in 1978?" It should be said that everything we have experienced is history and will eventually become history. However, not all events can be told one at a time. So, here I have sorted out some of the more important domestic and international events in 1978.
Domestic aspect: one. The most important event for us in 1978 was the convening of the Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee. This laid the foundation for the future reform and opening up, and Grandpa Deng began to actually plan and design the development of China's reform and development. "Two whatevers" became history.
Two. On December 16, 1978, the United States recognized the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimacy of China, and China and the United States formally established diplomatic relations.
Three. We began to set things right in an all-round way, and began to rehabilitate those who had been wrongly treated from 1966 to 1976.
International dimension: one. The Islamic Revolution in Iran begins. Mass demonstrations against the Iranian monarchy in January 1978; From August to December of the same year, strikes and demonstrations paralyzed the country. Eventually, the Shah of Iran went into exile, and in 1979 the theocratic Islamic Republic of Iran was established.
Two. In 1978, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) overthrew Daoud's regime in Afghanistan, which eventually turned into a full-scale invasion of the Soviet Union, which was the last straw that overwhelmed the Soviet Union.