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Jiang Zemin

1926–2022 · 20th century

Jiang Zemin was a Chinese Communist leader who became general secretary of the party after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and served as president of the People's Republic from 1993 to 2003. His years in power saw rapid market-oriented growth, the return of Hong Kong and Macau, and China's entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001.

Jiang Zemin
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