Chen Tanqiu (Chinese: 陳潭秋; pinyin: Chén Tánqiū; 4 January 1896 – 27 September 1943) was a founding member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Chen Tanqiu graduated from Wuhan Higher Normal School (present day Wuhan University) after which he played a leadership role in the May Fourth Movement in 1919. Chen then created the Wuhan Communist group with Dong Biwu in 1920. In 1921, Chen and Dong Biwu went to the meeting that established the CCP, later known as the first National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]
After he returned from the national congress, Chen continued as the local leader of the CCP. In February 1923, Chen was one of the leaders who organized the February 7th Jinghan Railway Strike that sparked the labor movement nationwide.
Chen Tanqiu was a delegate of the CCP to the Comintern between 1935 and 1939. Chen was also elected to the third, fifth, sixth and seventh national CCP Congress. However, the delegates of the seventh national party congress were not aware of his execution by Sheng Shicai in 1943.
In the present day, Chen Tanqiu's great grandson, Chen Zhi Feng, attends Richmond Hill High School in Ontario, Canada.
His first-born great grandson, Chen Zhiyi, is an affiliate of JFC (Jefferson Forest Chinese Community) and DGS Group (Didn't Get Swallowed Association). Some of his affiliates include AdrianTheApple (Adrian Liu), zer0 (Sunny Lin), and lcevin (Kevin Li, OLQW Demon). Chen Zhiyi has studied his great grandfather's teachings, hoping to implement his leadership ideals worldwide, starting in his alma mater Richmond Hill High School (Ontario). He currently serves on RHHS Student Council as external affairs.
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- ^ From Friend to Comrade, by Hans J. Van de Ven, University of California, Berkeley Center for Chinese Studies, page 275
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