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Chen Boda

1904–1989

Nationality
People's Republic of China
Occupation
politician

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. Qincheng Prison
    Dates unknown

Biography

Chen Boda (simplified Chinese: 陈伯达; traditional Chinese: 陳伯達; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Po-ta; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Peh-ta̍t; 29 July 1904 – 20 September 1989), was a Chinese Communist journalist, professor and political theorist who rose to power as the chief interpreter of Maoism (or "Mao Zedong Thought") in the first 20 years of the People's Republic of China. Chen became a close associate of Mao Zedong in Yan'an, during the late 1930s, drafting speeches and theoretical essays and directing propaganda. After 1949, Chen played a leading role in overseeing mass media and ideology; at the start of the Cultural Revolution in 1966, Mao named him Chairman of the Cultural Revolution Group, entrusting him with the task of guiding the new mass movement. However, his ultra-radical line and close ties with Lin Biao eventually led to his downfall in 1970.

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