Government: Socialist republic
• President: Hu Jintao who is currently the Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China holding the titles of President of the People's Republic of China, Chairman of the Central Military Commission and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China since 2003, succeeding Jiang Zemin in the fourth generation leadership of the People's Republic of China • Premier: Wen Jiabao who is 6th Premier of the People's Republic of China
Important persons
Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang of China after the 1925 death of Sun Yat-sen. He led the national government of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 to 1975.
Mao Zedong (1893-1976) was a Chinese Marxist military and political leader, who led the Communis Party of China (CPC) to victory against the Kuomintang (KMT) in the Chinese Civil War, and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. Regarded as one of the most important figures in modern world history.
about Mao Zedong