Li Dazhao

Li Dazhao
Li Dazhao
李大釗
Personal details
Born	29 October 1889; Laoting, Zhili, Qing China
Died	28 April 1927 (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
Hanyu Pinyin
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
Hanyu Pinyin
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.