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Episode 15- "The May 16th Conspiracy & the Threat of the Ultra-Left (Sept-Oct 1967)"

Episode 15- "The May 16th Conspiracy & the Threat of the Ultra-Left (Sept-Oct 1967)"

Update: 2023-10-30

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Mao continues to lose control of the Cultural Revolution and the Party structure in the provinces collapses. Inner-Party intrigue by a group of firebrands begins to rock the boat. Accusations of a shadowy "May 16 Conspiracy" throws the rebel movement into a panic. Mass movements begin to take the Cultural Revolution in new directions. Will Mao be able to curtail the problem, or will things get worse?...

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Episode 15- "The May 16th Conspiracy & the Threat of the Ultra-Left (Sept-Oct 1967)"

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