Military · Politics · Technology · 1926–2022
Born: 17 August 1926 · Died: 30 November 2022 · Age at death: 96
Jiang Zemin died aged 96. He was born on 17 August 1926 and died on 30 November 2022.
Chinese leader during the country's economic expansion in the 1990s
Did you know?An enthusiastic musician, he occasionally surprised foreign leaders by singing or playing the piano during formal state visits.
Jiang Zemin was a surprise choice to lead China after the Tiananmen Square crackdown. Many expected him to be a caretaker. Instead he led the country through more than a decade of rapid growth and opening to the world. Hong Kong returned to China, and the country entered the World Trade Organization. At home, political control stayed tight, and the Falun Gong movement was harshly suppressed. He had a showman's streak and liked to sing. His legacy is boom and repression together.
Jiang Zemin (17 August 1926 – 30 November 2022) was a Chinese politician who served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the fourth paramount leader of China from 1989 to 2002, as the chairman of the Central Military Commission from 1989 to 2004, and as the president of China from 1993 to…
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Chinese leader, born 1926
Jiang Zemin was born in Yangzhou on 17 August 1926.
He became General Secretary of the Communist Party in 1989.
He was President of China from 1993 to 2003.
He oversaw the return of Hong Kong in 1997.
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Did you know?He trained as an electrical engineer.
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