Chen Duxiu
(1879-1942)
Chinese politician
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Chen Duxiu (Chinese: 陳獨秀; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Tu-hsiu; October 8, 1879 – May 27, 1942) was a Chinese revolutionary socialist, educator, philosopher and author, who co-founded the Communist Party of China (with Li Dazhao) in 1921, serving from 1921 to 1927 as its first General Secretary. Chen was a leading figure in both the Xinhai Revolution that overthrew the Qing dynasty and the May Fourth Movement for scientific and democratic developments in early Republic of China. Expelled from the Communist Party in 1929, he was for a time the leader of China's small Trotskyist movement.
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8 October 1879 Anqing, Anhui, Qing Dynasty
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| Died |
27 May 1942 (aged 62) Jiangjin, Chongqing, Sichuan, Republic of China
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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