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was a powerful political body in China during the Cultural Revolution that directed radical campaigns and effectively superseded the Communist Party’s top leadership in guiding the movement.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politicalPower superseded top leadership of the Chinese Communist Party in guiding the Cultural Revolution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