Description
This photograph depicts Jiang Qing during the notorious Gang of Four Trial. Jiang was the only member of the Gang to defend herself, stating she had merely carried out Mao Zedong's orders. Jiang was initially sentenced to death but this was the commuted to life imprisonment. On release due to medical issues, Jiang committed suicide in a Beijing hospital leaving a note which stated the Chinese revolution had been derailed by revisionists.