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As a supporter of Mao Zedong, Deng was named to several important government posts. Mao launched the 1966 Cultural Revolution and, fearing Deng's popularity, forced him out of office. After Mao's death in 1976, Deng reemerged to serve as the de facto ruler of the People's Republic of China until the early 1990s. His reforms turned the world's most populous nation into an economic and political force. His reputation, both at home and in the West, was tarnished by his handling of what 1989 event?