Gang of Four
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The Gang of Four was a powerful political faction in China, led by Jiang Qing and three close allies, that played a key role in the Cultural Revolution and was later blamed for its excesses.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
political faction
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| activeDuring |
Cultural Revolution
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| afterEvent |
death of Mao Zedong
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| alsoKnownAs |
Si Ren Bang
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| arrestedOn |
1976-10-06
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| associatedWith |
Mao Zedong
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| basedIn |
Shanghai
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| blamedFor |
excesses of the Cultural Revolution
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| chargedWith |
counter-revolutionary crimes
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| ChineseName |
四人帮
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| context |
late Mao era
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| convictedOf |
counter-revolutionary activities
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treason → |
| country |
China
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| dissolvedIn |
1976
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| goal |
maintain radical Cultural Revolution policies after Mao's death
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| historicalReputation |
scapegoated for Cultural Revolution excesses
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symbol of radical leftist politics in China → |
| ideology |
Maoism
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| influencedRegion |
People's Republic of China
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| languageOfName |
Chinese
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| leader |
Jiang Qing
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| legalOutcome |
fixed-term imprisonment for Wang Hongwen
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fixed-term imprisonment for Yao Wenyuan → life imprisonment for Jiang Qing → life imprisonment for Zhang Chunqiao → |
| mediaControl |
control of cultural institutions
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control of major newspapers → |
| member |
Jiang Qing
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Wang Hongwen → Yao Wenyuan → Zhang Chunqiao → |
| notableFor |
control over cultural and propaganda apparatus
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radical policies during Cultural Revolution → |
| opposedBy |
Chinese Communist Party leadership
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Deng Xiaoping → |
| opposedPolicy |
post-Mao economic reforms
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| politicalParty |
Chinese Communist Party
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| politicalPosition |
far-left
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| relatedEvent |
Down to the Countryside Movement
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Lin Biao incident → purges of party officials during Cultural Revolution → |
| roleInEvent |
key role in Cultural Revolution
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| succeededBy |
Deng Xiaoping leadership
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| supportedBy |
Mao Zedong
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| timePeriod |
1966–1976
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| trialName |
Trial of the Gang of Four
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| triedIn |
1980–1981
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Referenced by (9)
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Jiang Qing
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Lan Ping → Li Yunhe → |
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Red Guards
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Cultural Revolution
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Tiananmen Square protests of 1976
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opposedBy |
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Li Shumeng
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partOf |
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Tiananmen Square protests of 1976
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relatedTo |