Si Ren Bang

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Si Ren Bang is the Chinese name for the Gang of Four, the political faction that wielded significant power during the Cultural Revolution in China and was later blamed for many of its excesses.

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instanceOf historical group
political faction
accusedOf abuses during the Cultural Revolution
fomenting mass campaigns
political persecution
undermining party unity
activeInPeriod Cultural Revolution
arrestedBy Chinese authorities in 1976
associatedWith Mao Zedong
basedIn Beijing
blamedFor excesses of the Cultural Revolution
country China
hasChineseName 四人帮
hasEnglishName Gang of Four
historicalReputation widely negative in official Chinese historiography
ideology Maoism
influencedEvent Cultural Revolution
influencedInstitution Chinese Communist Party
state media of the People’s Republic of China
languageOfName Chinese
leader Jiang Qing
literalMeaning Gang of Four
lostPowerAfter death of Mao Zedong
member Jiang Qing
Wang Hongwen
Yao Wenyuan
Zhang Chunqiao
notableFor control over propaganda
influence in Shanghai politics
role in purges of political rivals
opposedBy Deng Xiaoping
Hua Guofeng
partOf power struggle after Mao Zedong
politicalAlignment radical left
removedFromPowerOnOrAround October 1976
succeededBy post-Mao leadership under Hua Guofeng
reform leadership under Deng Xiaoping
timeOfProminence early 1970s
late 1960s
usedAs symbol of radical excesses of the Cultural Revolution

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Gang of Four alsoKnownAs Si Ren Bang