February Countercurrent

February Countercurrent
February Countercurrent
Part of the Cultural Revolution
Date	11 February 1967 – 16 February 1967; (5 days)
Location	Huairen Hall
Caused by	January Storm; High ranking party members feeling threatened by the Cultural Revolution;
Resulted in	Cultural Revolution Group victory, party elders criticized and are made to conduct self-criticism
Parties
State Council	Cultural Revolution Group; Ministry of Public Security
Lead figures
	Tan Zhenlin; Li Fuchun; Li Xiannian; Chen Yi; Ye Jianying; Xu Xiangqian; Nie Rongzhen Kang Sheng; Chen Boda; Jiang Qing; Zhang Chunqiao; Xie Fuzhi

The February Countercurrent (Chinese: 二月逆流; pinyin: Èryuè nìliú), also known as the February Adverse Current, refers to the joint efforts by a group of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) veterans to oppose the radicalism at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.

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