Government of the People's Republic of China Capital: Beijing 北京 Chairmen of the Central People's Government (Renmin zhongyang zhengfu zhuxi 人民中央政府主席) Since Jun 1983 Presidents (zongtong 總統 [总统]) Prime Ministers (zongli 總理 [总理]) Mao Zedong 毛澤東 (毛泽东)* Oct 1949-Apr 1959 Zhou Enlai 周恩來 (周恩来) Oct 1949-Jan 1976 Liu Shaoqi 劉少奇 (刘少奇) Apr 1959-Oct 1968 Dong Biwu 董必武 Song Qingling 宋慶齡 (宋庆龄; widow of Sun Yat-sen; acting) Oct 1968-Feb 1972 Dong Biwu Feb 1972-Jan 1975 Zhu De 朱德 Jan 1975-Jun 1976 Hua Guofeng 華國鋒 (华国锋)* Feb 1976-Sep 1980 (vacant) Jul 1976-Mar 1978 Ye Jianying 葉劍英 (叶剑英) Mar 1978-Jun 1983 Zhao Ziyang 趙紫陽 (赵紫阳)* Sep 1980-Nov 1987 Li Xiannian 李先念 Jun 1983-Apr 1988 Li Peng 李鵬 (李鹏) Nov 1987-Mar 1998 Yang Shangkun 楊尚昆 (杨尚昆) Apr 1988-Mar 1993 Jiang Zemin 江澤民 (江泽民)* Mar 1993-Mar 2003 Zhu Rongji 朱鎔基 (朱镕基) Mar 1998-Mar 2003 Hu Jintao 胡錦濤 (胡锦涛)* Mar 2003- Wen Jiabao 温嘉寶 (温家宝) Mar 2003- *Chairman/General Secretary of CPC Chairmen of the Communist Party of China (Zhongguo gongchandang zhuxi 中國共產黨主席 [中国共产党主席]) Since Sep 1982 General Secretaries (zongshuji 總書記 [总书记]) Mao Zedong 毛澤東 (毛泽东) Jan 1935-Sep 1976 Hua Guofeng 華國鋒 (华国锋) Oct 1976-Jun 1981 Hu Yaobang 胡耀邦 Jun 1981-Jan 1987 Zhao Ziyang 趙紫陽 (赵紫阳) Jan 1987-Jun 1989 Jiang Zemin 江澤民 (江泽民) Jun 1989-Nov 2002 Hu Jintao 胡錦濤 (胡锦涛) Nov 2002-

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