Xie Xuehong

Xie Xuehong
Xie in 1952
Chair of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League
In office
1949–1958
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byCai Xiao (1979)
Personal details
Born
Xie Anü

(1901-10-17)17 October 1901
Shōka town, Shōka district, Taichū Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (today Changhua City, Taiwan)
Died5 November 1970(1970-11-05) (aged 69)
Beijing, China
CitizenshipEmpire of Japan (1901–1945)
Republic of China (1945–1949)
People's Republic of China (after 1949)
Political partyTaiwanese 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
Traditional Chinese謝雪紅
Simplified Chinese谢雪红
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiè Xuěhóng
Birth name
Traditional Chinese謝阿女
Simplified Chinese谢阿女
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiè Ānǚ

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.