Chen Boda
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Chen Boda was a Chinese Communist journalist, professor and political theorist who rose to power as the chief interpreter of Maoism in the first 20 years of the People's Republic of China. Chen became
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Gang of Four
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The Gang of Four was a Maoist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist Party officials. They came to prominence during the Cultural Revolution and were later arrested and charged with trea
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…secret agent' for his associations with Lin Biao. After the Cultural Revolution, he was tried by the post-Mao government for collaboration with the Gang of Four. He was sentenced to eighteen years in prison, but was released under parole shortly afterwards due to his ill health, and his parole time ended in…
The Gang of Four on trial in November 1980. Left to right: Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, Wang Hongwen
"Decisively Throw Out the Wang-Zhang-Jiang-Yao Anti-Party Clique!"