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Leaders of the People’s Republic of China since 1949
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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 | ||
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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– |