Chen Boda

Chen Boda (Chinese: 陈伯达, Pinyin: Chén Pó-tá ) was born with Hui' anxian in the province from the Fujian, and dies in Beijing in 1989. This Chinese politician is an eminent interpreter of the policy of Mao Zedong and becomes, during the Cultural revolution, the spokesperson of the Chinese Communist party, by taking the head of the Groupe of the Cultural revolution.

Resulting from a family of poor peasants, it cannot continue its studies. It is put at the service of a war leader who employs it as secretary. It adheres to the Chinese Communist party in 1927. In 1926/27, it takes part in the Expédition of North, undertaken by the Guomindang of Tchang Kaï-chek to reunify China. It then leaves to study 4 years in Russia. It turns over to China in 1930 and becomes teaching with Beijing. In 1937, he becomes the private secretary of Mao. He teaches then with Yan' year. In 1951, it writes a book on Mao and the Chinese Revolution. It is one of the largest interpreters of the thought of Mao. In 1958, he becomes the editor of the newspaper of the Party Hongqi (the Red Flag).

It reaches the top of its career when it takes the head of the Groupe of the Cultural revolution, in 1966. It then makes party of the 5 greater personalities of the Party. He is advised by Kang Sheng, the chief of the secret police, and assisted by Jiang Qing, Yao Wenyuan, Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Li, of the tested executives of the PCC, and young ideologists like IQ Benyu and Guan Feng (Russet-red, 2003, p.109). Mao declares the end of the Cultural revolution in October 1968. At the exit of IXe congress of the PCC, Flax Biao, supported by Chen Boda, is designated as the successor of Mao. But makes Lin of it disputes the capacity with two other factions: technocrats of Zhou Enlai and the Band of the Four of Jiang Qing (then called the " Bandage of Shanghai"). These factions receive the support of Mao in turn. But the faction of Flax Biao and Chen Boda gradually will upset Mao.

In August 1970, during the Central committee of Luscha, Chen Boda proposes the re-establishment of the position of president of the Republic. Since the purging of Liu Shaoqi of the party during the Cultural revolution, this station remained vacant. But Mao does not want any. It is thus Lin which would have occupied it. Mao uses this awkwardness to draw aside little by little all the close relations of Flax Biao. In 1971, Flax and Chen are shown to have taken part in a plot against Mao. Flax disappears mysteriously, while Chen Boda is imprisoned. In 1980, 76 years old, he is judged with members of the Band of the Four for their excesses during the Cultural revolution. He is condemned to 18 years of reclusion. However, it is released a little later because of its fragile health. He dies at his place on September 20th, 1989 in Beijing.

Sources

Alain Roux, China at the 20th century , edition Armand Colin, collection Campus History, 2003

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