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Little Red Guards
1966–1968 social movement in China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Little Red Guards (simplified Chinese: 红小兵; traditional Chinese: 紅小兵; pinyin: Hóng Xiǎobīng; lit. 'red little soldiers') [1] was a large student organization in primary schools during the Cultural Revolution in mainland China. It replaced the Young Pioneers and participated in political activities. [2]
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