One of the most senior political figures in the 80s and 90s. Minister of Finance and Chairman of the State Economic Commission, purged by the Gang of Four. One of the "Eight Immortals" bought back by Deng Xiaoping.
Bo Yibo
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One of the Gang of 4, secretary and a prominent leader of the Cultural Revolution. Sentenced to prison.
Chen Boda
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Political leader during and after the Civil War. Helped to draft the First 5YP. Tried moderate Mao's ideas. Sympathised with Peng and joined forces with Zhou and Deng. Lost power after Mao's death- nothing too dramatic.
Chen Yun
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Leader that followed Mao. Pragmatist. Created a more capitalist economy.
Deng Xiaoping
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Prominent figure at the start during Civil Warwho thought he could displace Liu and Zhou using Mao's approval. This made him so unpopular he committed suicide.
Gao Gang
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Very loyal to Mao. Very conservative of Mao's beliefs leading him to being the designated next Chairman of the CCP. Outmanoeuvred by Deng Xiaoping.
Hua Guofeng
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Mao's Wife. One of the Gang of Four. Committed suicide.
Jiang Qing
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Oversaw internal security and intelligence during 40s and the Cultural Revolution. Learnt his methods from the NKVD in Moscow in the 30s. Very brutal. Removed the landlords and dissidents. Expelled from the party after Mao died.
Kang Sheng
8 of 19
Deputy head of the Central Economic and Financial Commission under Chen Yun. Regarded as one of the main founders of China's soviet economy. Vocal about his dislike of the Cultural Revolution but remained in government until his death in 1974.
Li Fuchun
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`Vice Chairman of the CCP. Minister of National Defence. Designator successor of Mao between '69 and '71. Lead the military. Ran away when he started become unpopular but died in a plane crash.
Lin Biao
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Went from being the 3rd most powerful man in China to being purged in 1966after he angered Mao with his opposing political opinions. He disappeared in '68 and was labelled "commander of China's bourgeois headquarters". Regularly beaten.
Liu Shaoqi
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General of the PLA. Served great military purpose in the Civil War. Purged for his anti- Cultural Revolution beliefs and attempted suicide in 1966.
Lui Ruiqing
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Chairman of East China. Joined forces with Gao Gang to remove Liu Shaoqi but ended up being purged. Suffered from Schizophrenia.
Rao Shushi
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Director of the Propaganda Department
Tao Zhu
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Formed foreign policy as well as developing Chinese economy. Pragmatist who advocated peaceful co-existance with the West. Was never purged due to his huge popularity.
Zhou Enlai
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A model female worker used as propaganda.
Deng Yulan
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Writer and literary theorist purged by Mao in the cultural revolution. Attempted suicide
Hu feng
17 of 19
Mao's personal physician
Dr Li Zhisui
18 of 19
Writer of "Wild Swans" Chinese immigrant that moved to London. Fought in the Red Guards
Jung Chang
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Card 2
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One of the Gang of 4, secretary and a prominent leader of the Cultural Revolution. Sentenced to prison.
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Chen Boda
Card 3
Front
Political leader during and after the Civil War. Helped to draft the First 5YP. Tried moderate Mao's ideas. Sympathised with Peng and joined forces with Zhou and Deng. Lost power after Mao's death- nothing too dramatic.
Back
Card 4
Front
Leader that followed Mao. Pragmatist. Created a more capitalist economy.
Back
Card 5
Front
Prominent figure at the start during Civil Warwho thought he could displace Liu and Zhou using Mao's approval. This made him so unpopular he committed suicide.
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