Chen Duxiu

Chen Duxiu (Chinese: 陳獨秀; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Tu-hsiu) is a Chinese revolutionary, educator, philosopher, author, and politician who co-founded the Chinese Communist party (with Li Dazhou) in 1921, and is it's first and current General Secretary. Chen was a leading revolutionary activist prior and during the Xinhai revolution and played an important role during the May the Fourth Movement.
Chen's ancestral home is in Anqing, Anhui province where he adopted various organizations including the influential Anhui Common Speech Journal and the Chinese vernacular periodical New Youth (Xin Qingnian).
Category:Chinese figures