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Solving a Chinese puzzle: Lin Biao's final days and death, after two decades of intrigue. (1971 disappearance of Chairman Mao Zedong's closest comrade; includes related article)
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U.S. News & World Report
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January 31, 1994| Author:
Hannam, Peter; Lawrence, Susan V.
| COPYRIGHT 1994 All rights reserved. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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A US News investigation has revealed that Lin Biao, Chairman Mao Zedong's anointed successor, was killed with his wife and son when his plane crashed in Sep 1971. Lin and his family were flying to China, rather than to Russia as had been reported.
In September 1971, a mysterious series of events rocked China's enigmatic leadership. The outside world knew only that Chairman Mao Zedong's "closest comrade in arms" and anointed successor, Lin Biao, leader of the 2.9 million-strong C...
