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Jiang Zemin

1926 - 2022

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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. Jiang was the fourth paramount leader of China from 1989 to 2002. He was the core leader of the third generation of Chinese leadership, one of four core leaders alongside Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Xi Jinping. Born in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, Jiang joined the CCP while he was in college. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jiang Zemin is the 499th most popular politician (down from 439th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from China (up from 33rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Chinese Politician.

Jiang Zemin is a former Chinese politician who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2002 and the President of the People's Republic of China from 1993 to 2003, during which he oversaw significant economic and political developments in China, including the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from Britain to China.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jiang Zemin ranks 499 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick III, German Emperor, Archduchess Gisela of Austria, Ptolemy XIV of Egypt, Safiye Sultan, Louis VIII of France, and Georges Danton. After him are Otho, Georgy Malenkov, Louis VII of France, Ahmed II, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, and Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Jiang Zemin ranks 7. Before him are Elizabeth II, Marilyn Monroe, Fidel Castro, Michel Foucault, Alfredo Di Stéfano, and Ingvar Kamprad. After him are Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Leslie Nielsen, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Dario Fo, Ben Roy Mottelson, and Vasily Arkhipov. Among people deceased in 2022, Jiang Zemin ranks 6. Before him are Pope Benedict XVI, Elizabeth II, Pelé, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Ivana Trump. After him are Shinzō Abe, Vangelis, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Jean-Luc Godard, Leonid Kravchuk, and Ben Roy Mottelson.

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In China

Among people born in China, Jiang Zemin ranks 32 out of 1,610. Before him are Temür Khan (1265), Toghon Temür (1320), Mencius (-372), Qianlong Emperor (1711), Kanishka (78), and Cai Lun (48). After him are Toshiro Mifune (1920), Zhuge Liang (181), Kangxi Emperor (1654), Xuanzang (602), Hongwu Emperor (1328), and Liu Bei (161).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Jiang Zemin ranks 16. Before him are Hu Jintao (1942), Empress Dowager Cixi (1835), Temür Khan (1265), Toghon Temür (1320), Qianlong Emperor (1711), and Kanishka (78). After him are Kangxi Emperor (1654), Hongwu Emperor (1328), Liu Bei (161), Yongle Emperor (1360), Zhou Enlai (1898), and Emperor Taizong of Tang (598).

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