Peng Pai
Chinese politician
Died when: 32 years 312 days (394 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Peng Pai (Chinese: 彭湃; pinyin: Péng Pài;Wade–Giles: P'êng2 P'ai4;October 22, 1896 – August 30, 1929), training name at youth Peng Hanyu (彭汉育), born in Haifeng, Guangdong Province, China, was a pioneer of the Chinese agrarian movement and peasants' rights activist, a prominent revolutionary, and one of the leaders of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at its earlier stage.
Peng Pai was one of the few Chinese intellectuals who were aware in the early 1920s that peasantry and land issues caused the most critical problems for Chinese society.
He believed that the success of any revolution in China must depend on the peasants as its base foundation.Mao Zedong praised him "the king of peasant movement" (农民运动大王).
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