Chen Qichang

Chen Qichang (Chinese: 陳其昌; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Ch'i-ch'ang; 1900–1942) was a Chinese communist politician. He was an early member of Chinese Communist Party and was active in the labor movement. He broke with the party to join with Chen Duxiu in his new Trotskyist group and became a prominent figure among Chinese Trotskyists. He was killed by Japanese gendarmerie while struggling against Japanese occupiers in Shanghai during Second Sino-Japanese War.

Chen Qichang
陳其昌
Born1900 (1900)
Luoyang, Chinese Empire
Died1942 (aged 4142)
Shanghai, Republic of China
EducationPeking University
OccupationPolitician
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1925–1929; expelled)
Chinese Communist Left Opposition

He had a number of pseudonyms and pen names, including Chen Qingchen (陈清晨), Chen Zhongshan (陈仲山), and Jiang Weiliang (江维亮).

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