Lin Biao incident

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The Lin Biao incident was a 1971 political and military crisis in China in which Mao Zedong’s designated successor Lin Biao allegedly plotted a coup and died in a mysterious plane crash while fleeing, triggering a major purge and reshaping the course of the Cultural Revolution.

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Lin Biao incident canonical 2
Lin Biao affair 1
Lin Biao plotted a coup 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
political incident
aircraftTypeInvolved Hawker Siddeley Trident
allegedEvent assassination plot against Mao Zedong
coup attempt against Mao Zedong
cause power struggle within Chinese Communist Party
characterizedBy censorship
propaganda campaigns
secrecy
contributedTo erosion of public trust in the Cultural Revolution
later reassessment of Mao Zedong's leadership
country China
flightRouteAttempted China to Soviet Union
followedBy criticism campaign against Lin Biao
ideological campaign to denounce "Lin Biao and Confucius"
hasEffect downfall of Lin Biao
increased role of Zhou Enlai in government affairs
major political purge in China
purge of Lin Biao's supporters
reshaping of the Cultural Revolution
strengthening of Mao Zedong's personal authority
hasParticipant Chinese Communist Party
Lin Biao
Mao Zedong
People's Liberation Army
historicalDebate authenticity of official Chinese accounts
circumstances of the plane crash
extent of Lin Biao's actual involvement in coup plotting
keyEvent crash of a Trident aircraft in Mongolia
languageOfOfficialReports Chinese
location Mongolia
People's Republic of China
linked to: China
notableVictimGroup senior People's Liberation Army officers associated with Lin Biao
officialNarrativeBy Chinese Communist Party
officialNarrativeClaims Lin Biao attempted to flee to the Soviet Union
linked to: Lin Biao

Lin Biao plotted a coup
linked to: Lin Biao incident
politicalContext Cultural Revolution
Sino-Soviet split
linked to: Sino–Soviet split
precededBy adoption of the 1969 CCP Constitution naming Lin Biao as successor
elevation of Lin Biao as Mao's designated successor
resultedInDeathOf Lin Biao
Lin Liguo
Ye Qun
significantEventDate 1971-09-13
startTime 1971
timePeriod late Cultural Revolution
usedFor consolidation of Maoist ideological control

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Lin Liguo associatedEvent Lin Biao incident
Lin Biao incident officialNarrativeClaims Lin Biao plotted a coup
linked to: Lin Biao incident
Maoist era in China keyEvent Lin Biao incident