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may 27, 1989 - Jiang Zemin takes over as Chinese Communist Party general secretary

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Jiang Zemin takes over as Chinese Communist Party general secretary from Zhao Ziyang, who refused to support martial law during the Tiananmen demonstrations.

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may 27, 1989
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~ 37 years ago