Chen Tiejun (1904–1928)
Chen Tiejun (1904–1928)
Chinese revolutionary. Name variations: Ch'en T'ieh-chün or Chen Tieh-chuen, Chen Tieh-chun. Born 1904 in China; died 1928; dau. of a merchant; attended Jihua Girls' School, teacher training school; attended Zangshan University (1925–27); was forced to marry a merchant's son but quit the marriage after the ceremony.
Joined anti-imperialist student demonstrations of May 4, 1919; active in socialist and feminist movements, joined the Communist Party (1926); went underground after the siege of Zangshan University by Chiang Kai-Shek's forces (1927), smuggling weapons and mobilizing a woman's network; lived with Zhen Wenjiang (Chen Wen-chiang), a commander in the Red Guard; betrayed to the nationalists, was tortured and executed.
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