List of Presidents of The PRC (since 1949)
This is a list of all the Chairmen of the People's Republic of China (1954–1975) and the Presidents of the People's Republic of China (1982–present). The President of the PRC is called 主席 (zhǔxí), formerly translated as Chairman.
To avoid confusion, all the names on this list follow the Oriental convention (family name first, given name second) for consistency.
List of Presidents of the People's Republic of China- Generations of leadership
First generation Second generation Third generation Fourth generation
№ | Portrait | Presidents | Term | Term of office | Vice Presidents | |
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1 | Mao Zedong 毛泽东(毛澤東) |
CP | 1949 |
1954 |
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1 | 1954 |
1959 |
Zhu De | |||
2 | Liu Shaoqi 刘少奇(劉少奇) |
2 | 1959 |
1964 |
Song Qingling Dong Biwu |
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3 | 1964 |
1968 |
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