Nie Yuanzi
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Nie Yuanzi (5 April 1921 – 28 August 2019) was a Chinese academic administrator at Peking University, known for writing a big-character poster criticising the university for being controlled by the bourgeoisie, which is considered to have been the opening shot of the Cultural Revolution.[1] She became a top leader of the Red Guards in Beijing, and was sentenced to 17 years in prison after the end of the Cultural Revolution.
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Born | (1921-04-05)5 April 1921 | ||||||||||||
Died | 28 August 2019(2019-08-28) (aged 98) | ||||||||||||
Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Academic administrator, high-level leader of the Red Guards | ||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 聂元梓 | ||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 聶元梓 | ||||||||||||
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