Cultural Revolution Group was formed in May 1966 and consisted of several leaders during the Cultural Revolution, such as Jiang Qing, Kang Sheng, Chen Boda, Yao Wenyuan and Zhang Chunqiao. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: WúchÇŽn JiÄ“jí Wénhuà Dà Gémìng; literally Proletarian Cultural Great Revolution; often abbreviated to 文化大革命 wénhuà dà gémìng, literally Great Cultural Revolution, or even simpler, to 文革 wéngé, Cultural Revolution) in the People... Jiang Qing, commonly referred to as Madame Mao, (Chinese: ; pinyin: Jiāng QÄ«ng; Wade-Giles: Chiang Ching) (March 1914 ~ May 14, 1991), and used the stage name Lan Ping (蓝苹/Blue Apple), among other names, was the fourth wife of Chairman Mao Zedong of the Peoples Republic of... Kang Sheng (Chinese: 康生) (1898–December 16, 1975), Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official, was the head of the Peoples Republic of Chinas security and intelligence apparatus at various points until his death, and was subsequently accused along with the Gang of Four of being responsible for persecutions during the... Chén Bódá (陈伯达) was born 1904 in Huian (China) and died September 20, 1989 in Beijing. ... Yao Wenyuan (Chinese: 姚文元; Pinyin: ) (1931–23 December 2005) was a former Chinese writer and propaganda official and a member of the Gang of Four in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Zhang Chunqiao (Simplified Chinese: 张春桥; Traditional Chinese: 張春橋; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chang Chun-chiao) (1917–April 21, 2005) was a member of the Gang of Four. ...