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Jiang Zemin (17 August 1926 – 30 November 2022) was a Chinese politician who served as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1989 to 2002, as chairman of the Central Military Commission from 1989 to 2004, and as president of China from 1993 to 2003.
Nov 30, 2022 · China's former leader Jiang Zemin, who came to power after the Tiananmen Square protests, has died at 96. State media said he had died just after 12:00 local time (04:00 GMT), in Shanghai, on...
Nov 30, 2022 · Jiang Zemin, the Shanghai Communist kingpin who was handpicked to lead China after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and presided over a decade of meteoric economic growth, died on Wednesday...
Dec 1, 2022 · Jiang Zemin, the Chinese communist leader who paved the way for the country’s emergence as a global superpower, has died, state-run Xinhua news agency announced Wednesday.
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May 20, 2024 · Jiang Zemin, Chinese official who was general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1989–2002) and president of China (1993–2003). He was noted for reducing state ownership and control of some of China’s industries and for seeking to improve relations with the United States.
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Nov 30, 2022 · Jiang Zemin, who died aged 96, became China's leader after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and oversaw a decade of economic growth and global integration. He was a protégé of Deng Xiaoping, a hard-liner on dissent and Taiwan, and a performer of Elvis Presley songs.
Nov 30, 2022 · Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who led the country for a decade of rapid economic growth after the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989, died on Wednesday at the age of 96, prompting a wave of ...
