Wuhan incident
1967 CE.
Shown on the map at 30.587°, 114.288°.
The Wuhan incident (Chinese: 七二零事件; pinyin: Qī èrlíng shìjiàn; lit. 'July 20th Incident') was an armed conflict in the People's Republic of China between two hostile groups who were fighting for control over the city of Wuhan in July 1967, at the height of the Cultural Revolution. The two opposing groups were the conservative "Million Heroes" (Chinese: 百万雄师; pinyin: Bǎi wàn xióngshī) and the more radical "Wuhan Workers' General Headquarters" (Chinese: 工人总部; pinyin: Gōngrén zǒngbù). The former, numbering about 500,000 people, comprised mainly skilled workers, state and local party employees, and were supported by the local People's Liberation Army forces, led by the commander of Wuhan Military Region, General Chen Zaidao. The "Wuhan Workers' General Headquarters", also numbering close to 500,000 people, comprised mostly workers and students from Red Guard organizations and whose leaders had been in prison since the February Countercurrent. Both sides engaged in an extensive propaganda war in an attempt to enlist proletarian grassroots support.
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