Causes of the first period of the Chinese civil war By facebooker_782541381941408 1966 lin bao promoted. Liu Shaoqi an Deng Xiaoping demoted Period: 1966 to 1976 causes of thye chinese civil war 1968 liu shaoqi purged, dies after beatings and torture 1969 Lui shanoqi confirmed Mao s succesor 1971 Lin biao Incient 1973 mao promotes wang hongwen as succesor. gang of four formed 1975 zahou enlai dies 1976 mao dies
