SHANGHAI -- Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, whose rise to power after the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown ushered in an unprecedented economic boom as he pulled the country out of diplomatic isolation, has died aged 96.
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Jiang Zemin, China's post-Tiananmen leader, dies at 96
Retired president's tenure saw economic boom, worsening corruption
Jiang Zemin in 2002, toward the end of his presidency: The former leader is rumored to have not seen eye-to-eye with current President Xi Jinping. © Reuters
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