Lin Biao incident
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The Lin Biao incident was a 1971 political and military crisis in China in which Mao Zedong’s designated successor Lin Biao allegedly plotted a coup and died in a mysterious plane crash while fleeing, triggering a major purge and reshaping the course of the Cultural Revolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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political incident ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeInvolved | Hawker Siddeley Trident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegedEvent |
assassination plot against Mao Zedong
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coup attempt against Mao Zedong ⓘ |
| cause | power struggle within Chinese Communist Party ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
censorship
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propaganda campaigns ⓘ secrecy ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
erosion of public trust in the Cultural Revolution
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later reassessment of Mao Zedong's leadership ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| flightRouteAttempted | China to Soviet Union ⓘ |
| followedBy |
criticism campaign against Lin Biao
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ideological campaign to denounce "Lin Biao and Confucius" ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
downfall of Lin Biao
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increased role of Zhou Enlai in government affairs ⓘ major political purge in China ⓘ purge of Lin Biao's supporters ⓘ reshaping of the Cultural Revolution ⓘ strengthening of Mao Zedong's personal authority ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Chinese Communist Party
NERFINISHED
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Lin Biao NERFINISHED ⓘ Mao Zedong NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalDebate |
authenticity of official Chinese accounts
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circumstances of the plane crash ⓘ extent of Lin Biao's actual involvement in coup plotting ⓘ |
| keyEvent | crash of a Trident aircraft in Mongolia ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialReports | Chinese ⓘ |
| location |
Mongolia
NERFINISHED
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People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVictimGroup | senior People's Liberation Army officers associated with Lin Biao ⓘ |
| officialNarrativeBy | Chinese Communist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialNarrativeClaims |
Lin Biao attempted to flee to the Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
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Lin Biao plotted a coup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Cultural Revolution
NERFINISHED
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Sino-Soviet split NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
adoption of the 1969 CCP Constitution naming Lin Biao as successor
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elevation of Lin Biao as Mao's designated successor ⓘ |
| resultedInDeathOf |
Lin Biao
NERFINISHED
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Lin Liguo NERFINISHED ⓘ Ye Qun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEventDate | 1971-09-13 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1971 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Cultural Revolution ⓘ |
| usedFor | consolidation of Maoist ideological control ⓘ |
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