Photos from China, 1971-91
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1976; Beijing, April Incident (1) 
 
On April 5th as Mao was dying, Beijing citizens demonstrated against Madame Mao and her clique, in a show of mourning for the late Premier Zhou Enlai. Days later, the clique organised this counter-demonstration after ousting Zhou's protege, Deng Xiaoping.