THE ten years between 1966 and 1976 saw China plunge into a very grave social and political upheaval since the proclamation of the People's Republic of China by Mao Zedong in October 1949. This period dubbed the "cultural revolution" left countless numbers of people dead and survivors traumatized beyond recovery that it is considered one of the bloodiest times in Chinese modern history.
Around 1966 Mao launched the "cultural revolution" which was aimed, ostensibly, at deepening the revolutionary process and purging the Communist Party of 'counterrevolutionary' elements that were infiltrating it. Many moderate politicians, intellectuals and those suspected of diverging, even slightly, from Mao's ideas were branded "capitalist-roaders" and faced persecution from Mao-led gangs of indoctrinated young people who considered him a deity.
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