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Events on Friday 22 July 1977 2
1977Deng Xiaoping restored to powerChinese reformer returnsDeng Xiaoping was restored to all his posts in the Chinese Communist Party on July 22, 1977, nine months after being purged. His return began China's transformation into a market economy.
1977Elvis Costello releases My Aim Is TrueAlisonA debut with Alison and Watching the Detectives.