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Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin is dead

2022-11-30T09:27:52.965Z


The man who led China from 1989 to 2003 died Wednesday at the age of 96. Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who led his country through an era of profound upheaval from 1989 until the early 2000s, died on Wednesday at the age of 96, the state-run China news agency said. New. He had come to power the day after the crackdown on protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square and had accompanied the transformation of the most populous nation in the world into a world power. “


Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who led his country through an era of profound upheaval from 1989 until the early 2000s, died on Wednesday at the age of 96, the state-run China news agency said. New.

He had come to power the day after the crackdown on protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square and had accompanied the transformation of the most populous nation in the world into a world power.

Jiang Zemin died of leukemia and multiple organ failure in Shanghai at 12:13 p.m. (Wednesday) November 30, 2022, at the age of 96

,” China News reported.

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When Jiang Zemin was officially appointed in 1989 by former leader Deng Xiaoping as his successor, China was only at the beginning of its economic modernization.

When Jiang Zemin stepped down as president in 2003, China had become a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), had won the hosting of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was well on its way to becoming a superpower.

Former mayor and head of the Communist Party in Shanghai, Jiang Zemin continued, with a close circle of leaders, to exert influence on Chinese political life even after his official retirement, according to analysts.

He leaves behind his wife Wang Yeping and two sons.

Source: lefigaro

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