About Shi Liang
Lived 1900 – 1985 (aged 85). Shi Liang was a Chinese politician.
Shi Liang (; March 27, 1900 – September 6, 1985) was a prominent lawyer and activist of the Republic of China. She was the only woman arrested in what was known as the Seven Gentlemen Incident on the eve of war with Japan in 1936. In 1949, she became the first Minister of Justice of the People's Republic of China.
Biography Shi Liang was born in Changzhou, Jiangsu in 1900. She was educated in Shanghai and became a lawyer there. She and another six intellectuals were arrested by Chiang Kai-shek’s government in 1936, in what is known as the Seven Gentlemen Incident.
Shi was the first Minister of Justice of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1959.
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Who was Shi Liang?
Chinese politician (1900-1985)
When was Shi Liang born?
Shi Liang was born on 27 March 1900 in Changzhou.
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Shi Liang died on 6 September 1985.
What was Shi Liang's occupation?
Shi Liang was a politician.
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Shi Liang was Chinese.
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