Zhao Ziyang
Americannoun
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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
Acting outside normal party rules, Mr. Deng and a handful of retired elders decided to replace the party general secretary, Zhao Ziyang, who had resisted authorizing the use of armed force against the students.
From New York Times • 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
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