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Mao Zedong Part 3: The Cultural Revolution

Real Dictators

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The Demizable Ushauchi

Mao's depravity is left in no doubt. He demands Liu's slow and painful death is filmed for his personal pleasure. Mao has melded China into a country built on terror and state control. The Demizable Ushauchi is a high watermark of Mao's cultural revolution. It's a revolution that has decimated Mao's rivals, both real and imagined. In all, two million of China's best educated citizens are murdered. Millions more are sent to labor camps.

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