Chen Boda

Chen Boda was born 1904 in Hui'an and died on 20 September 1989 in Beijing.

He was a communist organizer who participated in the 1926–1927 and later went to Moscow to study for four years. In 1930, Chen Boda returned to China to teach in Beijing. From 1937 on, he worked as a teacher in Yan'an.

In 1951, he wrote an article with the title ''Mao Zedong's theory of the Chinese Revolution is the combination of Marxism-Leninism with the Chinese Revolution'' and a book entitled ''Mao Zedong on the Chinese Revolution''. These works made him one of the most important interpreters of Mao Zedong's thoughts. In 1958, he became the of the party journal '''' .

Chen Boda was placed as temporary head of the Communist government's propaganda machine alongside Jiang Qing during the Cultural Revolution when the previous leader, Lu Ting-yi was deposed.

Chen Boda participated in the Cultural Revolution and became a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo. In 1971, he spoke out against excesses and suddenly disappeared.

After the Cultural Revolution, he was tried by the new regime as a collaborator with the . He was sentenced to eighteen years in prison, but was released shortly afterwards due to his ill health.