Nie Yuanzi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Nie Yuanzi

Chinese Red Guards leader

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1921

Place of Birth: Hua County, Henan, China

Date of Death: 28-Aug-2019

Profession: academic, autobiographer

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Nie Yuanzi

  • Nie Yuanzi (5 April 1921 – 28 August 2019) was a Chinese academic administrator at Peking University, known for writing a big-character poster criticising the university for being controlled by the bourgeoisie, which is considered to have been the opening shot of the Cultural Revolution.
  • She became a top leader of the Red Guards in Beijing, and was sentenced to 17 years in prison after the end of the Cultural Revolution.

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