Gang of Four trial and Mao’s reputation

Title

Gang of Four trial and Mao’s reputation

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:05:24

Description

Report from Peking on the declining reputation of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong, during the trial in the country of the so-called Gang of Four: Mao’s widow Jiang Qing, and of three of her close associates, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, and Wang Hongwen. Female correspondent not identified; male studio reporter not identified (poss. Des Fahy).

Contributors

Des Fahy?

Keywords

China; Prime ministers; Trials; Political leaders; Resignation (political); Mao Zedong; Hua Guofeng; Zhao Ziyang; Jiang Qing

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