| ID | 163451 |
| Title Proper | Ousting of General Secretary Hu Yaobang |
| Other Title Information | the roles played by Peng Zhen and Other Party |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chung, Yen-lin |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | With the support of Party elders led by Deng Xiaoping, Hu Yaobang
assumed the top position in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). is
article examines the roles played by the powerful “revolutionary elders”
in Hu’s dismissal from the post of CCP General Secretary in early
1987. Special attention is paid to the role of Peng Zhen. is detailed
study furthers our understanding of the nature and operations of
Chinese elite politics in the Deng era, and of the complex generational
relations between the old revolutionaries and the successor generation
of leaders.
Deng Xiaoping (鄧小平), Chen Yun (陳雲), Peng Zhen (彭真), and others
among the post-Mao Party elders had been in uential statesmen in the
People’s Republic of China (PRC) during the pre–Cultural Revolution |
| `In' analytical Note | China Review Vol. 19, 1, Feb-2019; p89–122 |
| Journal Source | China Review 2019-02 19, 1 |
| Key Words | Chinese Communist Party ; Cultural Revolution ; People’s Republic of China |