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Leaders of the People’s Republic of China since 1949

The table provides a chronological list of the leaders of the People’s Republic of China since 1949.

Leaders of the People's Republic of China Since 1949 Chinese Communist Party leaders name title dates Mao Zedong CCP chairman 1949–1976 Hua Guofeng CCP chairman 1976–1981 Hu Yaobang CCP chairman; after September 1982,

general secretary of the CCP 1981–1987 Zhao Ziyang CCP general secretary 1987–1989 Jiang Zemin CCP general secretary 1989–2002 Hu Jintao CCP general secretary 2002–12 Xi Jinping CCP general secretary 2012– premiers name dates Zhou Enlai 1949–1976 Hua Guofeng 1976–1980 Zhao Ziyang 1980–1987 Li Peng 1987–1998 Zhu Rongji 1998–2003 Wen Jiabao 2003–2013 Li Keqiang 2013–

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Article Title: China

Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Date Published: 20 August 2019

URL: https://www.britannica.com/place/China

Access Date: August 26, 2019

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