Qu Qiubai

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Qu Qiubai
瞿秋白
Member of the 6th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
In office 1928–1935
In office 1927–1928
7th Head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party
In office August 1927 – October 1927
Preceded by	Cai Hesen
Succeeded by	Luo Qiyuan
5th Head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party
In office April 1927 – April 1927
Preceded by	Peng Shuzhi
Succeeded by	Cai Hesen
Personal details
Born	(1899-01-29)29 January 1899 Changzhou, Jiangsu, Qing Empire
Died	18 June 1935(1935-06-18) (aged 36) Changting County, Fujian, China
Cause of death	Executed
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse(s)	Wang Jianhong Yang Zhihua
Relations	Qu Yiqun, Qu Yunbai, Qu Jingbai, Qu Yaobai, Qu Jianbai
Children	Qu Duyi (瞿独伊)
Parent(s)	Qu Shiwei (瞿世玮) Jin Xuan (金璇)
Alma mater	Russian Language Institute Peking University (audit)
Occupation	Politician, writer, literary critic
Chinese name
Chinese	瞿秋白
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qú Qiūbái Bopomofo ㄑㄩˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄞˊ Wade–Giles Ch'ü2 Ch'iu1-pai2 IPA [tɕʰy̌ tɕʰjóʊ.pǎɪ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Kèuih Chāu-baahk Jyutping Keoi4 Cau1-baak6 IPA [kʰɵɥ˩ tsʰɐw˥.pak̚˨]
Russian name
Russian	Страхов
Romanization	Strakhov

Qu Qiubai (Chinese: 瞿秋白; 29 January 1899 – 18 June 1935) was a Chinese writer, poet, translator, and a political activist. In the late 1920s and early 1930s he was the de facto leader of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1] In 1935, he was arrested and executed by the Republic of China Government led by the Kuomintang in Changting, Fujian.