Mao’s China · TURNING POINT ·
Lin Biao plane crash in Mongolia (1971)
On the Mao’s China map as “Öndörkhaan”
13 Sep 1971 — The Trident crashes on the Mongolian steppe near Öndörkhaan; all nine on board die. The death of Mao’s chosen successor, now called a traitor, shook ordinary people’s faith in the Chairman more deeply than anything since 1949.
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- Down to the Countryside Movement (chapter 10 of Mao’s China)
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- The People’s Republic under Mao, 1949–1976
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