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The Gang of Four ( simplified Chinese: 四人帮; traditional Chinese: 四人幫; pinyin: Sì rén bāng) was a Maoist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials. They came to prominence during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) and were later charged with a series of treasonous crimes due to their ...
- Zhang Chunqiao
Zhang was arrested along with the other members of the...
- Wang Hongwen
Wang Hongwen (6 December 1935 – 3 August 1992) was a Chinese...
- Gang of Four (Disambiguation)
The Gang of Four was a political faction of four Chinese...
- Jiang Qing
Jiang Qing (19 March 1914 – 14 May 1991), also known as...
- Zhang Chunqiao
Gang of Four, the most powerful members of a radical political elite convicted for implementing the harsh policies directed by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) chairman Mao Zedong during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76). The group included Mao’s third wife, Jiang Qing, and Wang Hongwen, Zhang Chunqiao, and Yao Wenyuan.
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The Gang of Four was a quartet of political and economic radicals who emerged as powerbrokers during the Cultural Revolution. The most notable member of the gang was Jiang Qing or ‘Madame Mao’; others were career communists Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan and Wang Hongwen. There were other party members not in the four but involved on the ...
The Gang of Four ( Simplified Chinese: 四人帮; Traditional Chinese: 四人幫; pinyin: Sì rén bāng) was a group of Chinese Communist Party leaders in the People's Republic of China who were arrested and removed from their positions in 1976, following the death of Mao Zedong, and were primarily blamed for the events of the Cultural Revolution.
The Gang of Four, led by Mao's wife Jiang Qing, was a group of four influential officials who rose to prominence during the Cultural Revolution. They were arrested, tried, and imprisoned for treason and other crimes after Mao's death in 1976.
May 14, 2016 · The end is considered to be Mao’s death on Sept. 9, 1976, and the subsequent arrest of the Gang of Four, a radical faction of four political leaders including Mao’s wife, Jiang Qing, in ...
May 3, 2023 · "The trial of Cultural Revolution leaders, including Mao's widow and her Gang of Four, was the signal event in China's post-Mao transition. In its wake, Chinese socialism emerged from the rubble of the Cultural Revolution to create the China that we know today.
