The Zhao Zhenbei 趙真北 papers (1951-1986) document the activities of government official Zhao Zhenbei in his native Inner Mongolia during the Cultural Revolution. It includes materials relating to the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its activities in Inner Mongolia, such as party directives, correspondence, educational materials, newspapers and journals, as well as publications by organizations such as the Hong Wei Bing 红卫兵 Red Guards.

Zhao Zhenbei 趙真北 (1926-2010) was born in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. He joined the Eighth Route Army in 1945 and began to work at the People's Government of the Tumed Left Banner. Between 1949 and 1966, Zhao held multiple party and government positions in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Zhao survived the political purge in Inner Mongolia that occurred as the Cultural Revolution intensified. In 1975, he was able to return to serve in the government. Zhao was elected a member of the Inner Mongolia Political Consultative Conference in 1988. He died in Hohhot in 2010.

6 manuscript boxes (2.40 Linear Feet)

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