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Communist revolution victory
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Mao declared victory in the Communist revolution and established the People's Republic of China. -
Red Guard
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Articles in the state controlled papers introduced the idea of a "Cultural Revolution".
Red Guard groups, made up of Chinese youth, emerged throughout China. -
Cultural Revolution launch
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Mao officially launched the "Cultural Revolution" with a speech at the Chinese Communist Party. -
For Olds destroyed
Mao called for the Red Guards to destroy the "Four Olds": old customs, old culture, old habits, and old ideas. -
Overthrow of provincial party
Red Guards achieved the overthrow of provincial party committee officials and replaced them with radicals. -
End of Cultural Revolution
Top-level Communist Party officials called for an end of the Cultural Revolution, but Mao continued to support it. -
Summer: pre-Cultural Revolution replaced
Mao replaced pre-Cultural Revolution party officials with radicals who supported the revolution. -
Rustification movement
On Mao's orders, the Red Guards were broken up in the "rustification movement," where individual teenagers were "sent down" to villiages throughout Chona to "learn from the peasents". -
Cultural Revolution victory
Mao declared "victory" of the Cultural Revolution and supported Lin Biao as his new successor.
