Cultural Revolution

1966–1976 Maoist sociopolitical movement in China
Event revolution Q8690
Cultural Revolution
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Cultural Revolution

Summary

Cultural Revolution is a revolution[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of revolution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,657 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cultural Revolution is the creator of Mao Zedong[3].
  • Cultural Revolution is the creator of Jiang Qing[4].
  • Cultural Revolution is in the country of People's Republic of China[5].
  • Cultural Revolution's instance of is recorded as revolution[6].
  • Cultural Revolution's instance of is recorded as cultural revolution[7].
  • Cultural Revolution's instance of is recorded as culture change[8].
  • Cultural Revolution's Commons category is recorded as Cultural Revolution[9].
  • Cultural Revolution began on May 16, 1966[10].
  • Cultural Revolution ended on October 6, 1976[11].
  • Cultural Revolution's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cultural Revolution[12].
  • Cultural Revolution's topic has template is recorded as Template:Cultural Revolution[13].
  • Cultural Revolution's topic has template is recorded as Q20690285[14].
  • Cultural Revolution's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-cn', 'text': '无产阶级文化大革命'}[15].
  • Cultural Revolution's has effect is recorded as political repression[16].
  • Cultural Revolution's has effect is recorded as political violence[17].
  • Cultural Revolution's has effect is recorded as assassination[18].
  • Cultural Revolution's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '文革'}[19].
  • Cultural Revolution's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '文革'}[20].
  • Cultural Revolution's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '문혁'}[21].
  • Cultural Revolution's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'yue', 'text': '文革'}[22].
  • Cultural Revolution's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'wuu', 'text': '文革'}[23].
  • Cultural Revolution's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nan', 'text': 'Bûn-kek'}[24].
  • Cultural Revolution's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'cdo', 'text': 'Ùng-gáik'}[25].
  • Cultural Revolution's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'Văn cách'}[26].
  • Cultural Revolution's different from is recorded as Chinese Communist Revolution[27].

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When and Where

Cultural Revolution began on May 16, 1966[10]. It ended on October 6, 1976[11]. It is in the country of People's Republic of China[5].

Context

Recorded instance of include revolution[6], cultural revolution[7], and culture change[8].

Why It Matters

Cultural Revolution ranks in the top 4% of revolution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,657 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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