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Place of Birth: Tianjin, China
About Zhang Zhixin
- Zhang Zhixin (Chinese: ???; Wade–Giles: Chang Chih-hsin; December 5, 1930 – April 4, 1975) was a dissident during the Cultural Revolution who became famous for criticizing the idolization of Mao Zedong and the ultra-left.
- She was imprisoned for six years (1969 to 1975) and tortured, then executed, for having opposing views while being a member of the Communist Party of China. A second party member who had expressed agreement with Zhang was sentenced to 18 years in prison.Although many consider her a heroine among the people for standing up to the party, her experience is also a reminder of the potential punishment for deviating from party principles. She did not consider herself anti-communist, but rather a "true Marxist" for whom Mao had distorted the communist cause.
- Even in prison, she insisted she was a member of the Communist Party of China.
- Many of her points of view were similar to those of the Communist leaders who succeeded Mao.
- For this reason, she was rehabilitated by Hu Yaobang and recognized as a revolutionary martyr, a model communist.
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