Jiang qing is perhaps the modern version of empress wu, in this case as the living emperor became weaker, jiang became the mouthpiece of the emperor i was maos dog, he asked me to bite and i bite, the most famous quotation that justified jiang qing. She was also a revolutionary in her own right, rather than a passive consort. Program on international and crosscultural education spice china. May 16, 1966 the cultural revolution began, led by chairman mao and the communist party. Famine, war and rebellion brought the last dynastic era, the qing dynasty, to a close. She was the fourth wife of mao zedong, the chairman of the communist party and paramount leader of china. Chronology of china under mao by school of foreign service. Jiang qing was the pseudonym used by the future madame mao, wife of communist leader, mao zedong. Mao and his wife, jiang qing, set the stage for the cultural revolution in. As a member of the gang of four she was convicted in 1981 of counterrevolutionary crimes and imprisoned. After jiang qing was sentenced to death, later changed to life imprisonment. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Chiang ching was the third and final wife of mao zedong.
Jiang qing chinese politician britannica encyclopedia britannica. Born as yunhe, she changed her name numerous times. Maos second in command, lin biao, gives a speech encouraging students to return to the basic principles of the revolutionary movement. An attempt to modernize and develop chinas agriculture and industrial fields. Jiang qing had a big part in cultural revolutions, supported revolutionary and proletarian activities, part of the gang of four, she was arrested, maos widow.
Chronology of china under the rule mao zedong from 1949 to 1976. Jiang qing news newspapers books scholar jstor january 2018 learn how and when to remove this template message. Jiang qing march 19, 1914 may 14, 1991, also known as madame mao, was a chinese. Jiang qing, third wife of chinese communist leader mao zedong and the most influential woman in the peoples republic of china for a while until her downfall in 1976, after maos death. Mai 1991 in peking jiang qing,jiang qing,chiang ching. Mao and jiang qing set the stage for the cultural revolution when. Jiang qing march 19, 1914 may 14, 1991, also known as madame mao, was a chinese communist revolutionary, actress, and major political figure during the cultural revolution 196676.
Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. After a colorful adulthood that included an acting career, failed marriages and jail time for alleged radical activity a past she took pains to erase later by ordering that any documents detailing her life be destroyed jiang. Make educational timelines or create a timeline for your company website. View skylar li qing wongs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Mao and his wife jiang qing launch the cultural revolution call upon students to form units of red guards and rebel against authority. Better known as the madame to chairman mao, jiang qing never shied away from the grasping of power. Below is a timeline of major political downfalls in china since the end of the cultural revolution. By maos death in 1976, jiang wielded considerable political power, becoming the most influential female leader since the dowager empress cixi background. This thesis will examine the role of jiang qing in the events of china known as the. Timeline for china 1700 2008 dates marked by are ones you should know precisely.