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Jiang Zemin led China out from political obscurity in the 1990s

China's former leader Jiang Zemin, who steered the country through a transformational era from the late 1980s and into the new millennium, died Wednesday at the age of 96, China's state news agency said.

Jiang Zemin rose to power in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square protests and leaves a legacy of economic reforms — but also tight political control.

A gregarious leader, Jiang Zemin chalked up a list of achievements after breaking China out of diplomatic isolation in the post-Tiananmen era.

Chinese state TV says former President Jiang Zemin has died at age 96

Plucked from obscurity to head China's ruling Communist Party after the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989, former Chinese President Jiang Zemin was expected to be just another transitional figurehead, destined to be a footnote in history.

State media says Jiang died from leukaemia and multiple organ failure in the city of Shanghai.

Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who led the country for a decade of rapid economic growth after the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989, died on Wednesday at the age of 96, prompting a wave of nostalgia for the more liberal times he oversaw.

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