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Events in the year 1989 in the People's Republic of China. Incumbents. General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party - Zhao Ziyang until June 24, Jiang Zemin;
The term was first used, before the establishment of the PRC, in the late 1940s during the Chinese Civil War, to describe the Communist side to differentiate from Western bloc countries that recognized the Republic of China (ROC) as "Free China" or "Nationalist China", [39] [40] and saw great prevalence in the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s. [41]
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership was further embarrassed by the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe during 1989–1990, and especially by the fall of Romanian leader Nicolae Ceaușescu, as his fanatical regime was one they were certain would never fall. Despite retreating into its shell, China's government continued to state ...
The protests were precipitated by the death of pro-reform Chinese Communist Party (CCP) general secretary Hu Yaobang in April 1989 amid the backdrop of rapid economic development and social change in post-Mao China, reflecting anxieties among the people and political elite about the country's future.
On the evening of 1 October 1989, people from all professions in the capital also held a "Gala Party for Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" in Tiananmen Square. [1] In the front of the Gate, a large national flag with the year number "1949" and "1989" on both sides was displayed. The Military ...
Yan Mingfu, a former top Communist Party figure who acted as an envoy to pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989 and was forced out after the protests were crushed, has died ...
/ Republic of China: Year ... 1989 Lee Huan: Li Peng: ... of the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Republic of China; Leader of the Chinese Communist Party ...
Served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1989–2002), Chairman of the Central Military Commission (1989–2004), Communist Party secretary of Shanghai (1987–1989). 6 Hu Jintao 胡锦涛 (born 1942) Tibet At-large (until 2008) Zhejiang At-large (from 2008) 15 March 2003 15 March 2008 X: Zeng Qinghong: Himself 15 March 2008 ...