Li Dazhao

Li Dazhao
李大釗
Personal details
Born	(1889-10-29)29 October 1889 Laoting, Zhili, Qing China
Died	28 April 1927(1927-04-28) (aged 37) Peking, Republic of China
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Political party	Socialist Party of China (1912–1913) Chinese Communist Party (1921–1927) Nationalist Party of China (1922–1927)
Alma mater	Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan; Beiyang College of Law and Politics, Tianjin, China.
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	李大釗
Simplified Chinese	李大钊
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Dàzhāo Bopomofo ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄠ Wade–Giles Li3 Ta4-Chao1 Tongyong Pinyin Lǐ Dà-jhao IPA [lì tâ.ʈʂáʊ]
Courtesy name
Chinese	壽昌 守常
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shòuchāng Bopomofo ㄕㄡˋ ㄔㄤ Wade–Giles Shou4-ch'ang1 Tongyong Pinyin Shòu-chang IPA [ʂôʊ.ʈʂʰáŋ]

Li Dazhao or Li Ta-chao (October 29, 1889 – April 28, 1927) was a Chinese intellectual and revolutionary who participated in the New Culture Movement in the early years of the Republic of China, established in 1912. He co-founded the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with Chen Duxiu in July 1921. He helped build a united front between the CCP and Sun Yat-sen's Nationalist Party (KMT) in early 1924. During the Northern Expedition, Li was arrested and then executed by warlord Zhang Zuolin in Beijing in April 1927.