Question

How long did the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution last? How did it come to an end?

Answer 1

The end is considered to be Mao's death on Sept. 9, 1976, and the subsequent arrest of the Gang of Four, a radical faction of four political leaders including Mao's wife, Jiang Qing, in October. Although the Cultural Revolution lasted a decade, much of the most extreme violence occurred in the first few years.