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Jiang Zemin

Jiang Zemin
江泽民
Jiang Zemin St. Petersburg2002.jpg
The portrait of Jiang Zemin.
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
In office
24 June 1989 – 15 November 2002
Preceded by Zhao Ziyang
Succeeded by Hu Jintao
5th President of the People's Republic of China
In office
27 March 1993 – 15 March 2003
Premier Li Peng
Zhu Rongji
Vice President Rong Yiren
Hu Jintao
Preceded by Yang Shangkun
Succeeded by Hu Jintao
Chairman of the Central Military Commission
In office
State Commission:
19 March 1990 – 8 March 2005
Party Commission:
9 November 1989 – 19 September 2004
Deputy
Preceded by Deng Xiaoping
Succeeded by Hu Jintao
Personal details
Born (1926-08-17) 17 August 1926 (age 90)
Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
Nationality Chinese
Political party Communist Party of China
Spouse(s) Wang Yeping
Children Jiang Mianheng
Jiang Miankang
Alma mater National Central University (1943 - 1945 at Nanjing), National Chiao Tung University (1945 - 1947 at Shanghai)
Profession Electrical engineer

Jiang Zemin
Jiang Zemin (Chinese characters).svg
"Jiang Zemin" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese 江泽民
Traditional Chinese 江澤民

Jiang Zemin (born 17 August 1926) is a retired Chinese politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2002, as Chairman of the Central Military Commission from 1989 to 2004, and as President of the People's Republic of China from 1993 to 2003. Jiang has been described as the "core of the third generation" of Communist Party leaders since 1989.

Jiang Zemin came to power unexpectedly as a 'compromise candidate' following the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, when he replaced Zhao Ziyang as General Secretary after Zhao was ousted for his support for the student movement. With the waning influence of Eight Elders due to old age and with the death of Deng Xiaoping, Jiang consolidated his hold on power and became the "paramount leader" of the country in the 1990s.

Under Jiang's leadership, China experienced substantial economic growth with the continuation of reforms, saw the peaceful return of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom and Macau from Portugal, and improved its relations with the outside world while the Communist Party maintained its tight control over the government. Jiang has been criticized for being too concerned about his personal image at home, and too conciliatory towards Russia and the United States abroad. His contributions to party doctrine, known as the "Three Represents," were written into the party's constitution in 2002. Jiang vacated the post of party General Secretary in 2002, but did not relinquish all of his leadership titles until 2005, and continued to influence affairs until much later.


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