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In October 2022, Xi Jinping was re-elected as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party for a precedent-breaking third term of paramount leader after Mao Zedong's death. [ 3 ] Structure of power
The CCP's Politburo named Xi Jinping lingxiu (领袖), a reverent term for "leader" and a title previously only given to Mao Zedong and his immediate successor Hua Guofeng. [ 164 ] [ 165 ] [ 166 ] He is also sometimes called the "pilot at the helm" ( 领航掌舵 ). [ 167 ]
China Year: President Republic of China (Taiwan) President People's Republic of China (Mainland China) 1949 Li Zongren (acting): Mao Zedong (Paramount leader: Himself) 1950
China’s president is now widely considered to be the country’s most powerful figure since founding leader, Mao Zedong. Xi has made no secret of his admiration for Mao and has crafted his own ...
Mao governed China with “Mao Zedong Thought,” which he introduced in 1945. Deng Xiaoping put that aside when he took power in 1978 and unleashed the “reform and opening up” era.
At the 20th Party Congress, set to begin on Oct. 16, Xi is widely expected to secure a third leadership term, cementing his stature as the country's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong, the ...
Mao Zedong: 21 December 1964 31 October 1968 III: Ousted by Mao Zedong during the Cultural Revolution. – Soong Ching-ling 宋庆龄 (1893–1981) Shanghai At-large: Dong Biwu 董必武 (1886–1975) Hubei At-large: 31 October 1968 24 February 1972 (Soong)
The incumbent general secretary is Xi Jinping, who took office on 15 November 2012 and was re-elected twice on 25 October 2017 and 23 October 2022. The last person to rule the country for more than two terms was Mao Zedong, who served as Chairman of the CCP Central Committee from 1943 until his death in 1976.