Trial of the Gang of Four
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The Trial of the Gang of Four was a high-profile 1980–1981 Chinese court proceeding in which top Cultural Revolution leaders, including Jiang Qing, were prosecuted and publicly condemned after Mao Zedong’s death.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trial of the Gang of Four canonical | 2 |
| Gang of Four trial | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal trial
ⓘ
political trial ⓘ show trial ⓘ |
| aim |
to condemn excesses of the Cultural Revolution
ⓘ
to delegitimize radical Maoist faction ⓘ to legitimize new leadership ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Trial of the Gang of Four
ⓘ
surface form:
Gang of Four trial
trial of Jiang Qing and others ⓘ |
| charges |
counterrevolutionary crimes
ⓘ
persecution of officials and citizens ⓘ subversion of state power ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| endTime | 1981 ⓘ |
| follows |
Cultural Revolution
ⓘ
death of Mao Zedong ⓘ |
| hasDefendant |
Jiang Qing
ⓘ
Wang Hongwen ⓘ Yao Wenyuan ⓘ Zhang Chunqiao ⓘ |
| hasDefendantCollective |
Gang of Four
ⓘ
Lin Biao clique ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Reform and Opening era ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| laterCommutationOfJiangQingSentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| laterCommutationOfZhangChunqiaoSentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of the People's Republic of China
ⓘ
Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China ⓘ |
| location | Beijing ⓘ |
| mediaFormat | edited trial transcripts published in China ⓘ |
| outcome |
conviction of Jiang Qing
ⓘ
conviction of Wang Hongwen ⓘ conviction of Yao Wenyuan ⓘ conviction of Zhang Chunqiao ⓘ |
| partOf |
Deng Xiaoping's consolidation of power
ⓘ
post-Mao political transition ⓘ |
| presidingBody |
Supreme People's Court of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Special Court of the Supreme People's Court of China
|
| prosecutingBody | Supreme People's Procuratorate of China ⓘ |
| publicity |
broadcast on radio
ⓘ
reported in Chinese press ⓘ televised ⓘ |
| sentenceOfJiangQing | death sentence with two-year reprieve ⓘ |
| sentenceOfWangHongwen | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| sentenceOfYaoWenyuan | 20 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| sentenceOfZhangChunqiao | death sentence with two-year reprieve ⓘ |
| significance |
marked official end of the Cultural Revolution
ⓘ
symbolized repudiation of Maoist radicalism ⓘ |
| startTime | 1980 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Gang of Four trial