Red August

When

18 Aug 1966 – 5 Sep 1966

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

1,772

Coordinates

39.90° N, 116.41° E

Description

series of massacres in Beijing during August 1966; part of the Cultural Revolution

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Series of massacres in Beijing during August 1966; part of the Cultural Revolution

Red August is a term used to indicate a period of political violence and massacres in Beijing beginning in August 1966, during the Cultural Revolution. According to official statistics published in 1980 after the end of the Cultural Revolution, Red Guards in Beijing killed a total of 1,772 people during Red August, while 33,695 homes were ransacked and 85,196 families were forcibly displaced.

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