Nie Yuanzi
Nie Yuanzi | |||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 April 1921 | ||||||||||||
| Died | 28 August 2019 (aged 98) | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Renmin University | ||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Academic administrator, high-level leader of the Red Guards | ||||||||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 聂元梓 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 聶元梓 | ||||||||||||
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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. 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.