Hu Jintao was born on 21 December 1942 in Jiangyan District. A Chinese politician, Hu Jintao trained as a hydraulic engineer at Tsinghua University and rose through the Communist Party, serving as party chief of Guizhou and later Tibet, where he oversaw the imposition of martial law in 1989. He became general secretary of the party in 2002, president of China in 2003 and chairman of the Central Military Commission in 2004, succeeding Jiang Zemin. His decade in office saw rapid economic growth, with China becoming the world's second-largest economy, and the hosting of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. His slogans emphasized a harmonious society and scientific development. He stepped down in 2012 and 2013, handing power to Xi Jinping.
Before and after
- 6 December 1942Birth of Peter Handke
- from 11 December 1942 to 18 December 1942Battle of El Agheila
- from 12 December 1942 to 23 December 1942Operation Winter Storm
- 17 December 1942Birth of Muhammadu Buhari
- 21 December 1942Birth of Hu Jintao
- 31 December 1942Battle of the Barents Sea
- from 1943 to 1944Bengal famine of 1943
- from 1943 to 1945Alsos Mission
- 1943Rise of objectivism
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