Zhao Ziyang
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Party elders picked Jiang to replace General Secretary Zhao Ziyang amid the party’s greatest crisis in the post-Mao era.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2022
Deng picked Jiang as party general secretary in 1989 to replace Zhao Ziyang, who was sympathetic to the Tiananmen protesters and was purged and placed under house arrest until his death in 2005.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
He succeeded Zhao Ziyang, who was dismissed by Deng due to his sympathy for the student-led Tiananmen Square protesters and was held under house arrest until his 2005 death.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
By 1989, that included General Secretary Zhao Ziyang, a reformist.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2022
There was a surprising one from the 12th Party Congress in 1982 that showed Hu Yaobang and Zhao Ziyang, leaders associated with the 1989 protests who have been erased from official histories.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2013
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