Jiang Qing Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jiang Qing, based on 10 World History Database records associated with China.

10 records1966–19819 events2 places

Chronological biography

1966

CCRC1966

Government / Chinese Communist Party · Member of CCRC

Composed of Maos allies & his wife, Jiang Qing

Central Cultural Revolution Group16 May 1966

Government / Chinese Communist Party · Member of Cultural Revolution Group · Beijing

Jiang Qing becomes a powerful member of the Central Cultural Revolution Group

Central Cultural Revolution Group16 May 1966

Government / Chinese Communist Party · Member of Cultural Revolution Group · Beijing

Jiang Qing is appointed to the Central Cultural Revolution Group and promotes radical cultural campaigns

Destroy Four Olds18 August 1966

Government / Chinese Communist Party · Member of Cultural Revolution Group · Beijing

Jiang Qing encourages attacks on old culture as Red Guards mobilise in Beijing

Cultural RevolutionNovember 1966

Government / Chinese Communist Party · Member of Cultural Revolution Group · Shanghai

Jiang Qing promotes radical cultural politics and becomes a central Cultural Revolution figure

1974

Criticize Lin Criticize Confucius1 January 1974

Government / Chinese Communist Party · Member of Gang of Four · Beijing

Jiang Qing promotes the campaign to criticise Lin Biao and Confucius

1976

Arrest of Gang of Four6 October 1976

Government / Chinese Communist Party · Member of Gang of Four · Beijing

Jiang Qing is arrested with other Gang of Four leaders

Arrest of Jiang Qing6 October 1976

Government / Chinese Communist Party · Member of Gang of Four · Beijing

Jiang Qing is arrested with other Gang of Four leaders

1981

Trial25 January 1981

Government / Chinese Communist Party

Maos widow is sentenced to death, suspended for 2 yrs

Trial of Gang of Four25 January 1981

Government / Chinese Communist Party · Former Member of Gang of Four · Beijing

Jiang Qing receives a suspended death sentence for counter-revolutionary crimes connected to the Cultural Revolution

Titles and roles

Former Member of Gang of Four · Member of CCRC · Member of Cultural Revolution Group · Member of Gang of Four

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.