Chen Dixiu
Chinese politician and co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party (1879–1942)
Chen Dixiu (October 8, 1879 – May 27, 1942) was a Chinese revolutionary from Anhui. He was the founder of the Communist Party of China. In 1902 he studied in Japan and later became the first General Secretary of the Party from 1921 to 1927.
Chen Duxiu | |
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陈独秀 陳獨秀 | |
 Chen in the First Nanjing Prison in the spring of 1937 | |
| Secretary of the Central Bureau of the Communist Party of China | |
| In office July 1921 – July 1922 | |
| Chairman of the Central Executive Committee | |
| In office July 1922 – January 1925 | |
| General Secretary of the Central Committee | |
| In office January 1925 – July 1928 | |
| Succeeded by | Xiang Zhongfa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1879 Anqing, Anhui, Qing Dynasty |
| Died | 27 May 1942 (aged 62) Jiangjin, Chongqing, Sichuan, Republic of China |
| Nationality | Han Chinese |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
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