Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 2/25/2009
Career Data Updated: 2/25/2009
Chen Duxiu 陈独秀
Co-founder, Chairman, and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Born: 1879
Birthplace: Anhui Province, Anqing City
Died: 1942
Biography Highlight
Chen Duxiu, Han nationality, was born in 1879 in Anqing city, Anhui province. With Li Dazhao, Chen co-founded the CPC in 1920/21. Chen was the first CPC General Secretary and the first CPC Chairman.Recent Career Data
| 1932—1937 | (Imprisoned by the Guomindang during anti-communist purges) | |
| 1925—1928 | Secretary-General, CPC | |
| 1922—1925 | Chairman, CPC | |
| 1921—1922 | Secretary-General, CPC | |
| 1920—1921 | Founder, CPC |
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