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Definition of Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
1. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Revolution
Geographical relationships: Cathay, China, Communist China, Mainland China, People's Republic Of China, Prc, Red China
Lexicographical Neighbors of Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
Literary usage of Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. China: Progress and Reform Challenges by (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, SourceOECD (Online service) (2003)
"... the post-Great Leap Forward depression of 1960-62 and in 1967-68, the central
years of the so-called Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution of 1966-69). ..."
2. The Lessons of History: The Chinese People's Liberation Army at 75 by Laurie Burkitt, Andrew Scobell, Larry M. Wortzel, Heritage Foundation (Washington, D. C.) (2003)
"... the split with the Soviet Union, the after-effects of the Great Leap Forward,
and especially by the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (GPCR). ..."
3. Rehabilitation of Degraded Forests to Improve Livelihoods of Poor Farmers in by Liu Dachang (2003)
"This happened in many places in China especially during two periods: during
the 'Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution' and after the forest reform in the ..."
4. Explaining and Influencing Chinese Arms Transfers by Karl W. Eikenberry (1995)
"... economic turbulence experienced during the Great Proletarian Cultural
Revolution (1966-1976), the PRC increasingly engaged in arms transfers and trade. ..."
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