Zhang Chunqiao6 October 1976
Zhang Chunqiao is arrested as the new leadership moves against the Cultural Revolution radicals
China · Government / Chinese Communist Party. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Zhang Chunqiao is arrested as the new leadership moves against the Cultural Revolution radicals
Hua Guofeng orders the arrest of the Gang of Four, including Mao's widow Jiang Qing
Wang Hongwen is arrested with the Gang of Four after Mao's death
Jiang Qing is arrested with other Gang of Four leaders
Yao Wenyuan is arrested as part of the Gang of Four
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