Yang Shangkun (3 August 1907 – 14 September 1998) was a Chinese Communist military and political leader, president of the People's Republic of China from...

half-brother of Yang Shangkun. Together, the two brothers effectively controlled the PLA from the early 1980s until the early 1990s. Yang was born as Yang Shangzheng...

action against the protesters. On the morning of 25 April, President Yang Shangkun and Premier Li Peng met with Deng at the latter's residence. Deng endorsed...

of the three posts. However, presidents Li Xiannian (1983–1988) and Yang Shangkun (1988–1993) were not simple figureheads, but actually significant players...

and market-oriented economy). Deng's allies among the Elders included Yang Shangkun and Peng Zhen. By the late 1980s, all Elders, including Deng himself...

military leaders of the People's Liberation Army including Yang Shangkun, Liu Huaqing and Yang Baibing, that "those who do not promote reform should be...

(晉武公) -> Boqiao (伯僑 [zh]) -> Yang Shíwo (杨食我 [zh]) Bryant Y Yang (born 1981/1982), American state court judge Yang Shangkun (1907-1998), former President...

Bank board meeting, and from May 13–17 On May 11, Chinese President Yang Shangkun met with Deng privately to discuss the causes of the student movement...

Other prominent Party and military figures like President Yang Shangkun and his brother Yang Baibing were believed to be planning a coup. At the first...

was present. When Zhao advocated modifying the editorial, President Yang Shangkun proposed declaring martial law according to the decision of National...