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Gang of Four
Chinese political faction during the cultural revolution
Gang of Four
The Gang of Four (simplified Chinese: 四人帮; traditional Chinese: 四人幫; pinyin: Sì rén bāng) was a Maoist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials. They came to prominence during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) and were later arrested and charged with treason and other crimes. The gang's leading figure was Jiang Qing (the wife of Mao Zedong). The other members were Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, and Wang Hongwen. The Gang of Four controlled the power organs of the CCP through the later stages of the Cultural Revolution, although it remains unclear which major decisions were made by CCP Chairman Mao Zedong and carried out by the Gang, and which were the result of the Gang of Four's own planning. Following a series of five deaths in 18 months, concluding with Mao's, the Gang comprised half the remaining members of the CCP Politburo Standing Committee. On October 6, 1976, shortly after Mao's death, the Gang was removed from power in a bloodless coup d'état...
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