Zhao Shiyan (; 13 April 1901 - 19 July 1927) was a Chinese Communist

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and former

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's uncle.

Biography

Zhao was born in Youyang Zhou,

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

(now

Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, or Youyang County for short () is located in southeast Chongqing Municipality, China, bordering the provinces of Hunan to the east and Guizhou to the southwest. The county spans an area of , and has a popu ...

, Chongqing), on 13 April 1901, to Zhao Dengzhi (). In 1915, Zhao went to

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to study at the High School Affiliated with Beijing Normal University and majored in English. In 1919, he participated in the

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, China Youth Association. The following year, he went to

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to study, co-founded the

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.Li, "the passage of years," Introduction: (I) visited the Chen Yi. His study in France remember very clearly, so talk about it in detail. In addition to the fact that after he talked about, but also made some very valuable advice. He said: "Zhao Shiyan was the party, when we caught up in Lyon, locked up after they leave the territory he has to go to study in the Soviet Union; and our group of people arrested, were escorted home. Although he is well-known martyrs of our party, I always thought he was doing so bad. leading party members Dangtao Bing, a bad influence among the masses." In 1922, Zhao Shiyan and

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were invited to join the

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. In 1922, he went to the

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and studied at the

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. In 1923, he was appointed as CPC Party Committee Chairman in Beijing. In the same year in December, he was appointed as Chairman of the Northern Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. In 1926, Zhao was sent to

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with

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to lead the workers' armed uprising during the

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. On 12 April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek launched a coup against his communist allies and massacred them in Shanghai. After Chen Yannian was arrested by

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, Zhao took over as secretary of CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee. Zhao was arrested at his home on North Sichuan Road on 2 July because a renegade betrayed him. He was executed in Shanghai on 19 July.

Works

Personal life

Zhao married Xia Zhixu (), the couple had two sons, Zhao Shige () and Zhao Lingchao (). Zhao's sister Zhao Juntao married Li Shuoxun. Their son,

served as China's premier from 1987 to 1998.

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* * 1901 births 1927 deaths Chinese expatriates in the Soviet Union Chinese Communist Party politicians from Chongqing Republic of China politicians from Chongqing Moscow Sun Yat-sen University alumni Chinese expatriates in France Tujia people People murdered by organized crime Members of the 5th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party {{China-bio-stub

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