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The Republic of China president is called 總統 (Zǒngtǒng, "President"), and from 1912–1928, 大總統 (Dàzǒngtǒng, "Grand President"). Since 1949, the de facto territory of the ROC is reduced to Taiwan and its surrounding islands, the former previously ruled by Japan from 1895 to 1945, no longer governing mainland China.
Paramount leader, an informal list of those who have been considered the highest leader of the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Republic of China; Leader of the Chinese Communist Party; Chairman of the Kuomintang; List of leaders of the People's Republic of China of institutions; List of national leaders of the People's Republic of China
1 October 1949 15 September 1954 26 years, 3 months and 1 week CP: Zhou I: Mao Zedong: 27 September 1954 18 April 1959 I: Zhou II: Mao Zedong 18 April 1959 21 December 1964 II: Zhou III: Liu Shaoqi: Mao Zedong 21 December 1964 4 January 1975 III: Zhou IV: Liu Shaoqi then vacant: Mao Zedong 4 January 1975 8 January 1976† IV: Zhou V: Abolished ...
1 October 1949 27 September 1954 Zhu De Liu Shaoqi Soong Ching-ling Li Jishen Zhang Lan Gao Gang: Himself Mao also held more powerful offices as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, making him the Paramount leader of China.
These leaders were also involved in the Chinese revolution, but with the exception of Deng Xiaoping, served in more junior roles, as they were all born from 1897 to 1921 (that is, some were born after the demise of the Qing Empire in the Xinhai Revolution). Like the first generation, many were educated overseas, particularly in France.
Political Leaders of Modern China: A Biographical Dictionary (2002) Meisner, Maurice. Mao's China and After: A history of the People's Republic (Simon and Schuster, 1999). Meisner, Maurice. Mao Zedong: A Political and Intellectual Portrait (Polity, 2006). Perkins, Dorothy. Encyclopedia of China: The Essential Reference to China, Its History and ...
The history of the People's Republic of China details the history of mainland China since 1 October 1949, when CCP chairman Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China (PRC) from atop Tiananmen, after a near complete victory (1949) by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the Chinese Civil War.
This is a list of leaders of the People's Republic of China's Government institutions. Each institution of China is headed by a chairperson or secretary, with some being more prominent than others. The paramount leader holds the highest authority of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC).