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Definition of red guards in English English dictionary: plural form of red guard; Paramilitary units of radical university and high-school students formed during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Responding in 1966 to Mao Zedong's call to revitalize the revolutionary spirit of the Chinese Communist Party, they went so far as to attempt to purge the country of its pre-Communist culture. With a membership in the millions, they attacked and persecuted local party leaders, schoolteachers, and other intellectuals. By early 1967 they had overthrown party authorities in many localities. Internal strife ensued as different units argued over which among them best represented Maoism. In 1968 their disruption of industrial production and urban life led the government to redirect them to the countryside, where the movement gradually subsided; militia made up of young Chinese communists who supported Mao Tse-Tung in the Chinese cultural revolution (1966-67)
red guard: A member of any of several organizations known as Red Guards or Red Guard
Red Guard: a member of the group of young people, mostly students, who supported Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution in China between 1966 and 1976. During this period, most schools were closed and the Red Guard sent many thousands of educated people to work on the land
red guard: a radical political movement by Chinese youths who espoused Maoist principles

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Red Guards

red gärdz

/ˈred ˈgärdz/ /ˈrɛd ˈɡɑːrdz/

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