Yunnan Cultural Revolution Massacre

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Yunnan Cultural Revolution Massacre may refer to any of the massacres in Yunnan Province, China during the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976):

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Hunan Cultural Revolution Massacre may refer to any of the massacres in Hunan Province, China during the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976):

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The Guangdong Cultural Revolution Massacre was a series of massacres that took place in Guangdong Province of China during the Cultural Revolution. There were 80 counties in Guangdong during the Cultural Revolution, and according to the 57 county annals which became available during the "Boluan Fanzheng" period, massacres occurred in 28 of the counties with six counties recorded a death toll of over 1,000—the average death toll among all the 28 counties was 278. The massacre in Yangjiang was the most serious, with over 2,600 deaths in Yangchun County alone. In addition, massacres also occurred in some cities of Guangdong; in the capital city Guangzhou, for example, the massacre targeting the prisoners of Laogai resulted in the deaths of at least 187-197 people within a week of August 1967.