Yao Wenyuan
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Yao Wenyuan was a Chinese literary critic and politician best known as a key propagandist and later-disgraced member of the radical political faction known as the Gang of Four during the Cultural Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yao Wenyuan canonical | 7 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese politician
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human ⓘ literary critic ⓘ propagandist ⓘ |
| activeIn | Shanghai ⓘ |
| allyOf |
Jiang Qing
ⓘ
Wang Hongwen ⓘ Zhang Chunqiao ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | diabetes-related complications ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
counter-revolutionary crimes
ⓘ
subversion of state power ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-01-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-12-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfRelease | 1996 ⓘ |
| detainedAfter | arrest of the Gang of Four in 1976 ⓘ |
| era |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| father | Yao Pengzi ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | radical Cultural Revolution leader ⓘ |
| ideology | Maoism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the Gang of Four
ⓘ
initiating the campaign against "Hai Rui Dismissed from Office" ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Chinese ⓘ |
| mediaRole | key figure in Cultural Revolution propaganda ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Chinese Communist Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Communist Party of China
Gang of Four ⓘ |
| name | Yao Wenyuan self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Chinese ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in the Cultural Revolution ⓘ |
| notableWork | critical essay on the play "Hai Rui Dismissed from Office" ⓘ |
| occupation |
literary critic
ⓘ
politician ⓘ propagandist ⓘ |
| participantIn | Cultural Revolution ⓘ |
| partOf | radical faction within the Communist Party of China ⓘ |
| penaltyReducedTo | 20 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Zhuji, Zhejiang, China ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Shanghai
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surface form:
Shanghai, China
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| politicalAlignment | radical left ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | disgraced leader after Cultural Revolution ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China
ⓘ
member of the Shanghai Revolutionary Committee ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
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