Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin dies at 96
23 Jan 2025
BEIJING: Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin passed away due to leukemia and multiple organ failure at the age of 96, state media reported on Wednesday.
He passed away at 12:13 pm (local time) in Shanghai, Xinhua news agency reported.
Jiang served as general secretary of the Communist Party, as chairman of the Central Military Commission, and as president of China.
The announcement was made by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the state media said.
Jiang’...
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