Madame Mao
Mao Zedong died on 9 September 1976. His widow Jiang Qing wanted power after his death.
Witness History: Archive 2014 · BBC World Service
September 8, 20149m 0s
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Show Notes
The Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong died on 9 September 1976. Among those jockeying for power after his death, was his widow Jiang Qing. American, Sidney Rittenberg, remembers her rise and fall.
(Photo: Jiang Qing (right) alongside Mao Zedong in 1967. Credit AFP/Getty Images)