Yang Shangkun

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Yang Shangkun

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PinyinYáng Shàngkūn

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Simplified Chinese杨尚昆

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Traditional Chinese楊尚昆

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Order:2nd President

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Term of Office:April 8, 1988–March 27 1993

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April 8 - 1988 - March 27 - 1993

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Predecessor:Li Xiannian

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Successor:Jiang Zemin

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Date of Birth:1907

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Date of Death:September 14, 1998

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September 14 - 1998

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Place of Birth: Tongnan, Sichuan, China

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Tongnan - Sichuan - China

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Wife: Li Bozhao

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Wife - Li Bozhao

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Political Party:Communist

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Political Party - Communist

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Yáng Shàngkūn (May 25, 1907–September 14, 1998) was President of the People's Republic of China from 1988 to 1993, and was permanent Vice-chair of the Central Military Commission.

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May 25 - 1907 - September 14 - 1998 - President of the People's Republic of China - 1988 - 1993 - Central Military Commission

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Born in Tongnan, Sichuan province, he was a veteran of the Long March. He held a senior position in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) from 1956 to 1966, but was demoted during the Cultural Revolution. He was rehabilitated in 1978 and was elected to the Politburo in 1982. As president, Yang played a key role, along with "Paramount Leader" Deng Xiaoping, in ordering the June 1989 military crackdown against student pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. His nephew, Yang Jianhua, commanded the highly disciplined 27th Group Army, which was brought in from Hebei province to suppress the demonstrators.

Related Topics:
Sichuan - Long March - Communist Party of China - Cultural Revolution - Paramount Leader - Deng Xiaoping - Tiananmen Square - Beijing - Hebei

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Extremely influential in the People's Liberation Army, he was removed by Deng Xiaoping in 1992 for attempting to replace Jiang Zemin as party leader. It was known that the Yang and his brother, Yang Baibing, had many supporters and allies in the military that their removal forced more than half of the top ranking officers into retirement.

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People's Liberation Army - 1992 - Jiang Zemin

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He is considered as one of the Eight Immortals of Communist China.

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