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Chinese Cultural Revolution  

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  • The Chinese Cultural Revolution started in October 1966 and ended in October 1976. It was launched by Mao Zedong, the late chairman and the founder of the Chinese Communist Party, during his last decade in power in an attempt to renew the spirit of the Chinese revolution. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Communication; Chinese Cultural Revolution]

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