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Jiang Qing
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Chinese political figure and wife of Mao Zedong (1914–1991)
Jiang Qing was a Chinese political figure and the wife of Communist leader Mao Zedong who lived from 1914 to 1991. She is historically significant because she wielded considerable political influence during Mao's rule and played a major role in the Cultural Revolution, a period of massive social upheaval in China.
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Zhucheng, Shandong Province, China
Jiang Qing (19 March 1914 – 14 May 1991), was a Chinese Communist Revolutionary, actress, and major political figure during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976). She was the fourth wife of Mao Zedong, the Chairman of the Communist Party and Paramount leader of China. She used the stage name Lan Ping during her acting career (which ended in 1938), and was known by many other names. She married Mao…
Known for
- Duels of History2024
- Madame Mao2010
- Trial — Self (archive footage)1982
- The Trial of Nine Hundred Million People1980
- Maoism: A Tragedy for China — Self (archive footage)1978
- A Grin Without a Cat — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1977
- Symphony of Lianhua1937
- Wang Laowu — Li Nu1937
- Blood on Wolf Mountain1936
- 自由神 — Yueying Yu1935
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Jiang
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Republic of China
- Place of birth
- China
- Place of death
- Qincheng Prison
- Spouse
- Mao Zedong
- Child
- Li Na
- Occupation
- film actor
- Political party
- Chinese Communist Party
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Religion
- atheism
- Field of work
- politics
- Movement
- radical politics
- Conflict
- Cultural Revolution
- Image
- Jiang Qing 1976.jpg
- Convicted of
- false accusation
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- date of birth
- 1914-03-19
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- Jiang Qing
- date of death
- 1991-05-14
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- Jiang Qing
- pseudonym
- 進孩
- member of
- Gang of Four
- birth name
- 李淑蒙
- name in native language
- 李雲鶴
- penalty
- life imprisonment
- manner of death
- Suicide
- cause of death
- poison
- allegiance
- China
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Encyclopedic overview
Jiang Qing (March 1914 (1914-03) – 14 May 1991 (1991-05-15); also spelled as Chiang Ch'ing), born Li Yunhe, and briefly known by her stage name Lan Ping in the 1930s Shanghai, was a Chinese revolutionary, actress, and political figure. The fourth wife of Mao Zedong, she played a major role in the Cultural Revolution and led the Gang of Four.
Born into a declining family with an abusive father and a mother who worked as a domestic servant and sometime prostitute, Jiang joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1933. She pursued an acting career in Shanghai before going to Yan'an, where she married Mao in 1938. In the 1940s, she worked as Mao's personal secretary, and during the 1950s, she headed the Film Section of the Publicity Department.
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