Xie Xuehong | |
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Chair of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League | |
In office 1949–1958 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Cai Xiao (1979) |
Personal details | |
Born | Xie Anü 17 October 1901 Shōka town, Shōka district, Taichū Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (today Changhua City, Taiwan) |
Died | 5 November 1970 Beijing, China | (aged 69)
Citizenship | Empire of Japan (1901–1945) Republic of China (1945–1949) People's Republic of China (after 1949) |
Political party | Taiwanese Communist Party (1928–1931) Chinese Communist Party (1948–1958) Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (1947–1958) |
Other political affiliations | Taiwanese People's Party (1928–1931) |
Xie Xuehong | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 謝雪紅 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 谢雪红 | ||||||
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Birth name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 謝阿女 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 谢阿女 | ||||||
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Xie Xuehong (Chinese: 謝雪紅; 17 October 1901 – 5 November 1970), born Xie Anü (謝阿女), was a Taiwanese revolutionary and politician. A women's rights activist, she cofounded the Taiwanese Communist Party, active in Japanese Taiwan. Persecuted by the Kuomintang after its forces retreated to Taiwan, she escaped to China, where she became a member of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League and the Chinese Communist Party.