Jiang Zemin (UK: /dʒiˈæŋ ʒeɪˈmɪn/, US: /dʒiˈɑːŋ zəˈmɪn/; born 17 August 1926) is a retired Chinese politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2002, as Chairman of the Central Military Commission from 1989 to 2004, and as President of the People's Republic of China from 1993 to 2003. Jiang has been described as the "core of the third generation" of Communist Party leaders since 1989.
