Cultural Revolution
a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos • Syn: Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution • Regions: China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC, Cathay • Hypernyms: revolution
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