Zhang Chunqiao 张春桥 | |
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| Born | 1 February 1917 Heze, Shandong, China |
| Died | 21 April 2005 Beijing, China |
| Cause of death | Pancreatic cancer |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political orientation | Mao Zedong Thought |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
Zhang Chunqiao (1 February 1917 – 21 April 2005) was a Chinese politician and member of the Gang of Four during the Cultural Revolution. After the Cultural Revolution, he spent 1976 to 1998 in prison and lived the rest of his life in obscurity.[1]
Early life
Zhang joined the struggle against Japanese colonialism in 1936 as a left-wing writer and became a guerrilla fighter in 1940. In 1960, he became the editor of Liberation Daily, the Shanghai Communist Party newspaper.[1]
Cultural Revolution
In August 1966, Zhang and others were tasked with carrying out the party's Sixteen Point Decision and setting up the Shanghai Commune based on the Paris Commune. On 24 February 1967, he gave a speech calling for an alliance between the mass organizations, PLA, and party bureaucracy. His 1975 essay "On Exercising All-Round Dictatorship over the Bourgeoisie" criticized Lin Biao and the leadership of the Soviet Union.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Andy Mcinerney (2005-06-01). "Zhang Chunqiao: Communist leader of China’s Cultural Revolution" Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2023-02-09.