Yang Shangkun (3 August 1907 – 14 September 1998) was a Chinese Communist military and political leader, president of the People's Republic of China from...

of the three posts. However, presidents Li Xiannian (1983–1988) and Yang Shangkun (1988–1993) were not simple figureheads, but actually significant players...

action against the protesters. On the morning of 25 April, President Yang Shangkun and Premier Li Peng met with Deng at the latter's residence. Deng endorsed...

and market-oriented economy). Deng's allies among the Elders included Yang Shangkun and Peng Zhen. By the late 1980s, all Elders, including Deng himself...

half-brother of Yang Shangkun. Together, the two brothers effectively controlled the PLA from the early 1980s until the early 1990s. Yang was born as Yang Shangzheng...

Other prominent Party and military figures like President Yang Shangkun and his brother Yang Baibing were believed to be planning a coup. At the first...

Bank board meeting, and from May 13–17 On May 11, Chinese President Yang Shangkun met with Deng privately to discuss the causes of the student movement...

military leaders of the People's Liberation Army including Yang Shangkun, Liu Huaqing and Yang Baibing, that "those who do not promote reform should be...

(晉武公) -> Boqiao (伯僑 [zh]) -> Yang Shíwo (杨食我 [zh]) Bryant Y Yang (born 1981/1982), American state court judge Yang Shangkun (1907–1998), former President...

to the Central Military Commission, but Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, and Yang Shangkun ordered the CMC and Politburo not to inform Mao Zedong. Only in January...

21. The Red Army entered the northern Guizhou again. Peng Dehuai and Yang Shangkun led the 3rd Legion of Red Army marched south and occupied the Loushan...

was present. When Zhao advocated modifying the editorial, President Yang Shangkun proposed declaring martial law according to the decision of National...

People's Republic of China was held by two figureheads, Li Xiannian and Yang Shangkun. Since 1993, the position has also been held by the CCP General Secretary...

China and was replaced by Yang Shangkun. Li was then named Chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC. 4 Yang Shangkun 杨尚昆 (1907–1998) Sichuan At-large...

to retire. Li stepped down as president in 1988 and was succeeded by Yang Shangkun. Li was then named Chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC....

rather than General Secretary Zhao Ziyang and Presidents Li Xiannian and Yang Shangkun. Deng repudiated the Cultural Revolution and, in 1977, launched the...

with many other students, such as Zhang Wentian, Wang Jiaxiang, and Yang Shangkun formed a group known as the 28 Bolsheviks. They regarded themselves...

(Paramount leader: Deng Xiaoping) 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Lee Teng-hui Yang Shangkun (Paramount leader: Deng Xiaoping) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Jiang Zemin...

Zhu Zishun (朱自舜, female), Zhu Agen, Sun Jimin [zh], Wang Jiaxiang, Yang Shangkun, Xia Xi, He Zishu, Sheng Zhongliang, Wang Yuncheng, Chen Yuandao, Li...

the 4th Vice President of China and served under Chinese Presidents Yang Shangkun and Li Xiannian. Wang Zhen was the first Vice Chairman to serve in the...

m., Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Yang Shangkun, President of the PRC, Li Peng, Premier of the PRC, Wan Li, Chairman...

mainland. During this time, she met and charmed President of China Yang Shangkun who eventually became her patron. As a sign of her growing influence...

opening act of the Cultural Revolution. Lu Dingyi, Luo Ruiqing and Yang Shangkun were also deposed. Peng survived the Cultural Revolution, and was eventually...

Guofeng Hu Yaobang Zhao Ziyang Jiang Zemin Post abolished Li Xiannian Yang Shangkun Hua Guofeng Zhao Ziyang Li Peng First Vice Premier of the PRC State...

(1966–1977), Luo Ruiqing (1977–1979), Geng Biao (1979–1981), Yang Shangkun (1981–1989), Yang Baibing (1989–1992).[citation needed] In 2016, the four traditional...

George H.W. Bush used Sequoia in May 1987 to host a day of meetings with Yang Shangkun who subsequently served as President of the People's Republic of China...

to prevent escalation. Tseng, as an envoy of Lee, had met President Yang Shangkun in 1992 and had a secret connection with Ye Xuanning, Head of the Liaison...

opportunism of high-ranking officials, such as Zhou Enlai, Deng Yingchao, Yang Shangkun, Lin Biao, Chen Boda, and Zhang Yufeng in carrying out Mao and Jiang...

Dehuai, commander of 3rd Field Army; Nie Rongzhen, Lin's commissar; Yang Shangkun, Peng's commissar and another member of 28 Bolsheviks; and Li Zhuoran...

1928. In 1930, Xi was appointed by the party to work in the Guominjun under Yang Hucheng. In March 1932, he led an unsuccessful uprising within that army...