HIS284H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Hua Guofeng, Lin Biao, Lei Feng
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After the failure of over reporting grain yields, mao was 70 yrs old. Liu shaoqi--steps into position when mao steps aside. Chen yun, dang xiaoping, zhou enlai (moa"s bestie and right hand man; negotiator to free chiang. These three played key roles in holding it together. With power shared, mao become more and more isolated. Was with his doctor almost every day and had a team of body guards. Lived in a luxurious guest house--other officials did too. The party is no longer what it was. Used to be a decorated member of the party. Was then subject to public humiliation and lost his life that way. He (cid:449)as o(cid:374)e of the fe(cid:449) people to sa(cid:455) the great leap for(cid:449)ard (cid:449)as(cid:374)"t (cid:449)orki(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d (cid:374)ot a good idea. At first mao welcomes this, but then cracks down on it ( peng dehuai was a result of this) Mao was paranoid--revisionism was out to destroy the party.
