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{{Infobox political party | |||
| name = Gang of Four | |||
| native_name = 四人帮 | |||
| leader = [[Jiang Qing]]<br>[[Zhang Chunqiao]]<br>[[Yao Wenyuan]]<br>[[Wang Hongwen]] | |||
| dissolved = 1976 | |||
| political_orientation = [[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Mao Zedong Thought]]<br>[[Anti-revisionism]] | |||
| position = [[Far-left politics|Far-left]] | |||
| national = [[Communist Party of China|CPC]] | |||
}} | |||
The '''Gang of Four'''{{efn|Simplified Chinese: 四人帮}} were the political and ideological successors to [[Mao Zedong]] which was composed of four members of the [[Communist Party of China]] — [[Jiang Qing]] (Mao's wife and its leading figure), [[Zhang Chunqiao]], [[Yao Wenyuan]], and [[Wang Hongwen]]. The Gang of Four sought to preserve the [[Socialism|socialist]] road established by Mao and continue the [[Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution]].<ref name="drm">[https://massline.org/Dictionary/GA.htm "GANG OF FOUR"]. ''Dictionary of Revolutionary Marxism''.</ref> | |||
During the [[October 6 Coup]] in 1976, the Gang of Four were overthrown and arrested in a military putsch and the [[Capitalist roader|capitalist roaders]] attained leadership of the Communist Party, with [[Hua Guofeng]] becoming the paramount leader. Hua's leadership would directly oversee the rehabilitation and rise to power of [[Deng Xiaoping]], and [[capitalism]] would be restored by 1978. | |||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The term "Gang of Four" comes from a friendly warning from Mao Zedong to not form “into a gang of four” (that is, to avoid [[sectarianism]] and foster wider alliances within the Party). The capitalist roaders wrongfully took this warning as a justification to arrest the Gang of Four.<ref name="drm"></ref> | The term "Gang of Four" comes from a friendly warning from Mao Zedong to not form “into a gang of four” (that is, to avoid [[sectarianism]] and foster wider alliances within the Party). The capitalist roaders wrongfully took this warning as a justification to arrest the Gang of Four.<ref name="drm"></ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 23:16, 24 October 2025
Gang of Four 四人帮 | |
|---|---|
| Leader |
Jiang Qing Zhang Chunqiao Yao Wenyuan Wang Hongwen |
| Dissolved | 1976 |
| Political orientation |
Marxism–Leninism Mao Zedong Thought Anti-revisionism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | CPC |
The Gang of Four[a] were the political and ideological successors to Mao Zedong which was composed of four members of the Communist Party of China — Jiang Qing (Mao's wife and its leading figure), Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, and Wang Hongwen. The Gang of Four sought to preserve the socialist road established by Mao and continue the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.[1]
During the October 6 Coup in 1976, the Gang of Four were overthrown and arrested in a military putsch and the capitalist roaders attained leadership of the Communist Party, with Hua Guofeng becoming the paramount leader. Hua's leadership would directly oversee the rehabilitation and rise to power of Deng Xiaoping, and capitalism would be restored by 1978.
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Etymology
The term "Gang of Four" comes from a friendly warning from Mao Zedong to not form “into a gang of four” (that is, to avoid sectarianism and foster wider alliances within the Party). The capitalist roaders wrongfully took this warning as a justification to arrest the Gang of Four.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "GANG OF FOUR". Dictionary of Revolutionary Marxism.
Notes
- ↑ Simplified Chinese: 四人帮