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Gang of Four
The Gang of Four was the radical faction of the Chinese Communist Party that rose to power during the Cultural Revolution: Mao Zedong's wife Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan and Wang Hongwen. They were arrested on 6 October 1976, a month after Mao's death, blamed for the excesses of the Cultural Revolution and sentenced after a public trial in 1980–1981.
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