“s theory of permanent revolution, could be a direct socialist revolution after a worker-peasant democratic victory, bypassing a distinct bourgeois phase. Chen”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
Figure timeline
Chen Duxiu
Chen Duxiu was a Chinese intellectual, revolutionary, and political activist. Chen Duxiu was one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1921 and served as its first General Secretary from 1921 to 1927. Chen was also a leading figure in the New Culture Movement and May Fourth Movement of 1919, which significantly influenced China's intellectual and political landscape in the early…
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
culture · Chinese intellectual and revolutionary (1879–1942) · politician · philosopher · journalist · writer · university teacher · communist · also Chen Duxiu, Chen Zhongfu, General Secretary Chen Duxiu, Chen Dixiu, Duxiu
Born 8 October 1879 · Died 27 May 1942 · Q369681
29 published statements · 0 followers
See & hear
Photos & media
11 photos
Media from Wikimedia Commons, hotlinked at the source under its own licence — see each file for author and terms.
Live now
In the news
Pulling headlines from trusted outlets — this usually takes a few seconds
Checking the wires…
Feed scan
These are live links, not archived citations — they only join the timeline once a collect run verifies and archives them.
Live pulse
Recent highlights
Most recent outstanding titles, awards, and quotes
- Quote
- Quote
2026· 2 entries
“naturally be the victory of the bourgeoisie.”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
1945· 1 entry
That those present at the Seventh Party Congress were Chen's "students"
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1942· 2 entries
Died 1942-05-27.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #death
“Niszczyć! Niszczyć idoli! (…) Przekazywane nam od starożytności poglądy, zasady religijne, polityczne i moralne są puste, kłamliwe i nierozsądne.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:pl
1933· 1 entry
Became a platform for him to eloquently defend his actions
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1931· 1 entry
Seeing themselves as the only viable force willing to fight both Japanese imperialism and their domestic allies
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1927· 2 entries
Becoming a scapegoat for the failures of the United Front
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
And 1928 respectively,becoming heroes beloved by the Chinese people
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1926· 1 entry
Where Chiang Kai-shek purged Communists from KMT leadership and military positions, was a clear sign of the KMT's perfidy in Chen's eyes
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1925· 1 entry
Career landmark: General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1925–1928).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
1922· 1 entry
Career landmark: Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (1922–1925).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
1921· 3 entries
And served as its first General Secretary from 1921 to 1927
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Became more amenable to Comintern support and subsidies, recognizing the party's vulnerability
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Career landmark: General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1921–1922).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
1919· 3 entries
Chen wrote "The True Meaning of Human Life," which criticised religious systems as being at odds with national progress
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
“The True Meaning of Human Life,”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
And 1920, he showed interest in diverse ideas, including the Japanese socialist Mushanokoji Saneatsu's new village movement, Christian socialism as advocated by Korean independence activists, John Dewey's guild socialism
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1917· 1 entry
That "because [China's] industry is not yet flourishing, socialism cannot yet be put into effect
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1916· 1 entry
That "politics produced only tyranny" in the absence of a "spirit of constitutional government"
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1915· 1 entry
Where he compared his lonely path to that of ancient figures who withdrew from worldly affairs
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1913· 1 entry
Chen, along with Bo Wenwei, fled to Japan, disillusioned with the outcome and the co-optation of revolutionary ideals by former allies
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1907· 1 entry
Chen fled to Japan, where he remained until 1909
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1903· 1 entry
Chen helped establish a small revolutionary library and participated in the Youth Determination Study Society (Chinese: 青年励志学社; pinyin: Qīngnián Lìzhì Xuéshè)
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1901· 1 entry
Chen and several other students were expelled from Qiushi after being involved in a confrontation with the Qing government over an anti-government phrase in an essay
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1899· 1 entry
Chen returned from Manchuria (where he had accompanied his uncle) to Anqing for his mother's funeral
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1896· 1 entry
At the age of 17, Chen passed the imperial xiucai examination, ranking first in his district
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1895· 1 entry
That reformist ideas, particularly those of Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao disseminated through publications like Shiwu Bao (Chinese Progress), began to circulate widely
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1879· 1 entry
Born 1879-10-08.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #birth