Peking march against Mao’s widow

Title

Peking march against Mao’s widow

Genre

News report

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1976

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Duration

00:02:33

Description

Report by Peter Griffiths(?) of Reuters from Peking on a mass demonstration against the late Chinese leader Mao Tse-Tung’s widow and the three other radicals who have been jailed for supposed planned coup and assassination of Mao’s successor. Includes recording of the march itself. Mao’s successor expected to be officially announced soon.

Contributors

Peter Griffiths(?)

Keywords

Political demonstrations; China; Political leadership; Peking; Mao Tse Tung; Communist parties

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