Su Zhaozheng
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Su Zhaozheng (1885, Qi'ao Island - 1929, Shanghai
), early phase leader of the Communist Party of China
, labour movement activist. A native of the Qi'ao Island of Xiangshan County, Guangdong
Province, he became a sailor, active in Sun Yatsen's nationalist organization Tongmenghui
, and took part in organizing the Sailors' Union in 1920. As its chairman he led the General Strike of Hong Kong's Seamen in 1922 and the great Hong Kong General Strike in 1925. He later assumed the office of Chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, became a member of the Communist Party in 1925 and almost immediately also in its Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC's Sixth National Congress. He participated in formulating the plan of Guangzhou Uprising in 1927 and was elected President of Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Government of Guangzhou
. Simultaneously, he acted as Minister of Labour in the Leftwing KMT Government of Wuhan
. He died from overwork in Shanghai
in 1929.
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
), early phase leader of the Communist Party of China
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
, labour movement activist. A native of the Qi'ao Island of Xiangshan County, Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
Province, he became a sailor, active in Sun Yatsen's nationalist organization Tongmenghui
Tongmenghui
The Tongmenghui, also known as the Chinese United League, United League, Chinese Revolutionary Alliance, Chinese Alliance and United Allegiance Society, was a secret society and underground resistance movement formed when merging many Chinese revolutionary groups together by Sun Yat-sen, Song...
, and took part in organizing the Sailors' Union in 1920. As its chairman he led the General Strike of Hong Kong's Seamen in 1922 and the great Hong Kong General Strike in 1925. He later assumed the office of Chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, became a member of the Communist Party in 1925 and almost immediately also in its Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC's Sixth National Congress. He participated in formulating the plan of Guangzhou Uprising in 1927 and was elected President of Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Government of Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
. Simultaneously, he acted as Minister of Labour in the Leftwing KMT Government of Wuhan
Wuhan
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers...
. He died from overwork in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
in 1929.