Chen Dixiu

Chen Duxiu
陈独秀 陳獨秀
Chen in the First Nanjing Prison in the spring of 1937
Secretary of the Central Bureau of the Communist Party of China
In office July 1921 – July 1922
Chairman of the Central Executive Committee
In office July 1922 – January 1925
General Secretary of the Central Committee
In office January 1925 – July 1928
Succeeded by	Xiang Zhongfa
Personal details
Born	(1879-10-08)8 October 1879 Anqing, Anhui, Qing Dynasty
Died	27 May 1942(1942-05-27) (aged 62) Jiangjin, Chongqing, Sichuan, Republic of China
Nationality	Han Chinese
Political party	Communist Party of China
Alma mater	Waseda University

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Chen Dixiu (October 8, 1879 – May 27, 1942) was a Chinese revolutionary from Anhui. He was the founder of the Communist Party of China. In 1902 he studied in Japan and later became the first General Secretary of the Party from 1921 to 1927.