Wan Xiaotang

Wan Xiaotang (1916 – September 19, 1966) birth name Wan Xingshi , courtesy name Xiaotang , was a politician of the People's Republic of China. He was born in Qihe County, Shandong Province. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in September 1937. He became Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Tianjin in 1958. At the outbreak of the Cultural Revolution, he was criticized, kidnapped and beaten by the Red Guards and died. The official cause of death was a heart attack.