central cultural revolution group chinese pinyin formed replacement organisation man group initially directly responsible consisted mainly radical supporters including chairman wife played central role cultural revolution years period time group replaced facto power organ china members involved major events cultural revolution background january meeting called leaders implement cultural revolution china oxford english dictionary traces english language phrase cultural revolution defined sudden change culture people society far meeting established body known man group chaired fifth ranking member aim overseeing beginnings cultural revolution members group supporter group remained relatively inactive spring censored writings making academic debate play dismissed office political started encouraging unhappy perceived course cultural revolution returned capital spring formally announced dissolution man group circular decided dissolve group set new group directly man group dissolved immediately faced charges allegedly course cultural revolution soon dismissed offices control capital passed hands followers selected chairman head newly formed cultural revolution group report consisting originally people included wife chairman vice chairman group adviser known members chair meetings task fell held position control group speak behalf entire group needing consult role cultural revolution mandate given formation guide cultural revolution given powers political prestige example order september issued instructing restore order china signed addition theoretical control soon army commanders political power act independently given entire compound beijing use offices documents sent approval members sent documents gradually examples like began overtake political stature importance early years cultural revolution acted body directed course movement backing group orders significant importance example suggested speech defend weapons leading surge seizure armaments rebel groups addition taking cue called removal elements radical found contend conservative view cultural revolution progress promoted supporters interested stability maintenance form government revolution functions headed took responsibilities dissolved furthermore group worked closely organisation established investigated alleged crimes errors higher ranking members party practically members members members important individual roles important events cultural revolution members played significant affair connections city secretary july dispatched centre november crisis siege worker groups early january year return shanghai colleague lead new order established fall old party apparatus early february head newly formed combination questions legitimacy leadership change attitudes general centre meant month incident incident despite orders forbidding violence july city large rival rebel groups million heroes general headquarters strong besieged supplied weapons manpower local commander ignored orders siege lifted dispatched resolve crisis july pair instructed switch support million heroes early hours day arrested kidnapped million heroes beaten failed attempt resolve crisis took military force units eventually surrender fall cultural revolution group years cultural revolution witnessed continued growth tensions gradual suppression backed rebel groups october reached peak meant end november group radical party journal ordered stop publication addition leading members quickly problems summer armed conflict rebel groups groups norm individuals including soon connected sixteenth corps supposed group exploited divisions cultural revolution cause anarchy plotting seize power evidence formed faction employed term sixteenth exploit divisions movement little evidence known suggest plot seize power fall attributed fact increasingly moderate view cultural revolution february like committed original aims movement remained exposed left wing moved centre far left considered radical comfort september including arrested orders end cultural revolution new drive ultra arrest nearly members survive death arrest leading members continued play role cultural revolution limited example remaining members asked attend october officially expelled group formally dissolved ceased exist point ninth congress spring remaining members including left fight individual political battles years followed
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