Jiang Qing: Mao’s Propaganda Chief or the Scapegoat Who Carried His Crimes?
On the night of October 6, 1976, less than a month after Mao Zedong died, security officers drew four powerful figures into a meeting in Beijing and arrested them. Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan, and Jiang Qing were removed from power within hours. By the next morning, China’s new leadership could announce that the “Gang of Four” had been smashed.
On the night of October 6, 1976, less than a month after Mao Zedong died, security officers drew four powerful figures into a meeting in Beijing and arrested them. Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan, and Jiang Qing were removed from power within hours. By the next morning, China’s new leadership could announce that the “Gang of Four” had been smashed.
On the night of October 6, 1976, less than a month after Mao Zedong died, security officers drew four powerful figures into a meeting in Beijing and arrested them. Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan, and Jiang Qing were removed from power within hours. By the next morning, China’s new leadership could announce that the “Gang of Four” had been smashed.
On the night of October 6, 1976, less than a month after Mao Zedong died, security officers drew four powerful figures into a meeting in Beijing and arrested them. Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan, and Jiang Qing were removed from power within hours. By the next morning, China’s new leadership could announce that the “Gang of Four” had been smashed.
On the night of October 6, 1976, less than a month after Mao Zedong died, security officers drew four powerful figures into a meeting in Beijing and arrested them. Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan, and Jiang Qing were removed from power within hours. By the next morning, China’s new leadership could announce that the “Gang of Four” had been smashed.
On the night of October 6, 1976, less than a month after Mao Zedong died, security officers drew four powerful figures into a meeting in Beijing and arrested them. Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan, and Jiang Qing were removed from power within hours. By the next morning, China’s new leadership could announce that the “Gang of Four” had been smashed.