Central Cultural Revolution Group

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The Central Cultural Revolution Group was a powerful political body in China during the Cultural Revolution that directed radical campaigns and effectively superseded the Communist Party’s top leadership in guiding the movement.

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Central Cultural Revolution Group canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese political organization ⓘ
political body ⓘ
appointedBy Mao Zedong ⓘ
chairperson Chen Boda ⓘ
country People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China
createdByDecisionOf Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party ⓘ
deFactoLeader Jiang Qing ⓘ
dissolutionReason decline of Cultural Revolution and fall of the Gang of Four ⓘ
endTime circa 1976 ⓘ
headquartersLocation Beijing ⓘ
historicalAssessment associated with excesses and radicalization of the Cultural Revolution ⓘ
historicalPeriod Cultural Revolution ⓘ
ideology Maoism ⓘ
Marxism–Leninism ⓘ
influenced Red Guards movement ⓘ
linked to: Red Guard movement

mass criticism campaigns ⓘ
purges of party and state officials ⓘ
struggle sessions ⓘ
jurisdiction Cultural and ideological affairs nationwide ⓘ
keyMember Chen Boda ⓘ
Guan Feng ⓘ
Jiang Qing ⓘ
Kang Sheng ⓘ
Qi Benyu ⓘ
Wang Li ⓘ
Yao Wenyuan ⓘ
Zhang Chunqiao ⓘ
language Chinese ⓘ
mainTask direct mass political campaigns ⓘ
oversee and coordinate Cultural Revolution policies ⓘ
purge perceived capitalist roaders within the party ⓘ
oversaw ideological campaigns in education and culture ⓘ
propaganda related to the Cultural Revolution ⓘ
partOf Chinese Communist Party ⓘ
politicalOrientation radical left ⓘ
politicalPower superseded top leadership of the Chinese Communist Party in guiding the Cultural Revolution ⓘ
positionInState de facto highest authority on Cultural Revolution affairs ⓘ
replaced Five Man Group ⓘ
reportedTo Mao Zedong ⓘ
role directed radical campaigns during the Cultural Revolution ⓘ
guided the Cultural Revolution movement ⓘ
startTime 1966 ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
subordinateTo Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party ⓘ
Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party ⓘ
typeOfAuthority extra-party leading group ⓘ

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