Jiang Resigns As China Military Leader
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BEIJING - Former President Jiang Zemin turned over his last major post as chairman of the commission that runs China's military to his successor, Hu Jintao, the government said Sunday, completing the country's first peaceful leadership transition since its 1949 revolution.    Jiang, whose term was to have run until 2007, handed in his resignation during a meeting of the ruling Communist Party's Central Committee, the official Xinhua News Agency said...
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The former Chinese President, Jiang Zemin, has tendered his resignation as head of the People&#39;s Liberation Army, according to reports yesterday, raising hopes for political reform in the world&#39;s most populous nation.
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All eyes are on Hu as he takes control of the worldâs most populous state. here was reason to breathe a sigh of relief Sunday as Chinaâs former President Jiang Zemin ceded control over the military to his successor, Hu Jintao.
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BEIJING - China&#39;s former president Jiang Zemin has retired as chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission, his last official post in government.
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Hu Jintao became the undisputed leader of China yesterday as the country completed its first orderly transfer of power in the communist era with the departure of former President Jiang Zemin from his top military post.
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The chairman of South Korea&#39;s ruling party has resigned after acknowledging his father was a military police officer for Japan&#39;s occupying forces in Korea.
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A senior Israeli army commander has resigned in the wake of a reported row with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
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Hu Jintao, who just took over as chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the CommunistParty of China (CPC), and his predecessor Jiang Zemin had a meeting with
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China's ageing former paramount ruler Jiang Zemin is expected to give up his last official post when a high-level meeting of the ruling Communist Party ends later.
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Homeland Security Secretary Tom  Ridge, who has headed President Bush's efforts to build up  domestic security following the Sept. 11 attacks, resigned on  Tuesday.
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As Chinaâs Jiang Zemin steps down from his post as chairman of the Central Military Commission, many scholars and media are advocating further changes, including political reform.
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Former president Jiang Zemin gave up  the top job in China's military on Sunday, handing over his  last post to Communist Party chief Hu Jintao to complete a  historic leadership transition to a younger generation.
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Chinese greeted the news on Sunday that ageing leader Jiang Zemin had retired from politics for good with kind words about the outgoing commander-in-chief and high hopes for the future under his successor, Hu Jintao.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 29 -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has agreed to step down as army chief as part of a broad and once-unthinkable agreement being finalized with his chief political rival, Benazir Bhutto, officials on both sides said Wednesday.
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Jiang Zemin has given up the top job in China&#39;s military, handing over the post to Communist Party chief Hu Jintao and completing a historic leadership transition to a younger generation.
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: Chinaâs freshly retired military leader Jiang Zemin threw his weight behind his successor Hu Jintao today and advised the armed forces never to renounce the use of force to reclaim Taiwan.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf plans to quit as army chief to become a civilian leader, removing a key objection to his proposed re-election in October, a senior ruling party official said on Monday.