Zhang Guotao

Chinese politician (1897–1979)

Zhang Guotao (simplified Chinese: 张国焘; traditional Chinese: 張國燾, or Chang Kuo-tao; November 26, 1897 – December 3, 1979) was a Chinese revolutionary who was a founding member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and rival to Mao Zedong. During the 1920s, he studied in the Soviet Union and became a key contact with the Communist International, organizing the CCP labor movement in the First United Front with the Kuomintang. From 1931 to 1932, after the CCP had been driven from the cities, Zhang was placed in charge of the Eyuwan Soviet.

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