China's Jiang gives up top military post, completing handover of power to Hu
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BEIJING  - Hu Jintao became the undisputed leader of China as the country completed its first orderly transfer of power in the communist era Sunday with the departure of former president Jiang Zemin from his top military post - giving a new generation a freer hand to run the world's most populous nation.
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BEIJING - Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin yesterday relinquished his last official post as head of the military. The move completed the first peaceful power transfer in China since the Communist Party came into power in 1949.
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Former president Jiang Zemin has given up the top job in China&#39;s military, 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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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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Hu Jintao, who just took over as chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and his predecessor Jiang Zemin had a meeting with all participants of the Fourth Plenum of the 16th CPC Central Committee in Beijing
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China's communists wrap up a key leadership meeting Sunday amid speculation over whether former President Jiang Zemin is giving up his last major post, accelerating a handover of power to his successor, Hu Jintao.
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The US-led coalition in Iraq formally hands control of the country's armed forces to Prime Minister Nouri Maliki.
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Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. MACAU, China -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday gave an unprecedented public dressing down to the leadership
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Jiang Zemin gave up the top job in China&#39;s military last night, handing over the post to Communist Party chief Hu Jintao and completing a historic leadership transition to a younger generation.
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A DAMAGING power struggle between Chinaâs old and new guards was decisively settled yesterday with the resignation of the former president Jiang Zemin as head of Chinaâs armed forces.
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The United States on Thursday handed   over formal command of the Iraqi army to Prime Minister Nuri   al-Maliki's government, a significant step toward the   withdrawal of about 150,000 U.S.-led foreign troops.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao&#39;s accession to full power and the final retirement of former President Jiang Zemin is being hailed as the start of a new era in Chinese politics.
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Former president Jiang Zemin gave up  the top job in China's military 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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A meeting of China&#39;s ruling Communist Party is due to close later on Sunday amid reports military chief Jiang Zemin will complete a long awaited leadership transition by handing the army over to President Hu Jintao.
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China's Communist Party opened a  four-day, closed-door meeting on Thursday that will decide  whether military chief Jiang Zemin completes a leadership  succession by passing on his last post to party chief Hu  Jintao.
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China&#39;s President Hu Jintao has succeeded Jiang Zemin as head of the powerful military commission, the government said Sunday, completing China&#39;s first peaceful leadership transition since its 1949 revolution.
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The Communist Party boss of Shanghai   has been sacked for corruption, state media announced on   Monday, toppling the highest leader so far in national party   chief Hu Jintao's drive to root out abuse and enforce loyalty.