Jiang Zemin Becomes President

Date: March 27, 1993 • Location: Beijing, China

Jiang Zemin succeeded Yang Shangkun to become President of the People's Republic of China.

Jiang Zemin was a Chinese politician who served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the fourth paramount leader of China from 1989 to 2002, as the chairman of the Central Military Commission from 1989 to 2004, and as the president of China from 1993 to 2003. 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.