Li Dazhao

Li Dazhao
李大釗
Personal details
Born(1889-10-29)29 October 1889
Laoting, Zhili, Qing China
Died28 April 1927(1927-04-28) (aged 37)
Peking, Republic of China
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Political party
Alma materWaseda University, Tokyo, Japan; Beiyang College of Law and Politics, Tianjin, China.
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese李大釗
Simplified Chinese李大钊
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Dàzhāo
Bopomofoㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄠ
Wade–GilesLi3 Ta4-Chao1
Tongyong PinyinLǐ Dà-jhao
IPA[lì tâ.ʈʂáʊ]
Courtesy name
Chinese壽昌 守常
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShòuchāng
Bopomofoㄕㄡˋ ㄔㄤ
Wade–GilesShou4-ch'ang1
Tongyong PinyinShòu-chang
IPA[ʂôʊ.ʈʂʰáŋ]

Li Dazhao or Li Ta-chao (October 29, 1889 – April 28, 1927) was a Chinese intellectual and revolutionary who participated in the New Culture Movement in the early years of the Republic of China, established in 1912. He co-founded the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with Chen Duxiu in July 1921. He helped build a united front between the CCP and Sun Yat-sen's Nationalist Party (KMT) in early 1924. During the Northern Expedition, Li was arrested and then executed by warlord Zhang Zuolin in Beijing in April 1927.