The coalition of Hua's political supporters, bearing the name of the "whatever faction", also lost its power after Deng's political manoeuvre: Wang Dongxing, Ji Dengkui, Wu De, and Chen Xilian, the so-called "Little Gang of Four", were relieved of all the Party and state posts during the 5th Plenum of the Central Committee of the CCP, 23–29 February 1980.