About Yin Jian
Lived 1904 – 1937 (aged 32–33). Yin Jian was a Chinese politician.
Yin Jian (; 1904–1937), also known as Dongshan , alias Huang Jianchun , was an early member of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 28 Bolsheviks. He was born in Huilongshan Town, Tuanfeng County, Hubei Province. In 1926, he went to the Soviet Union to study at Moscow Sun Yat-sen University. In January 1931, he was made a Party Committee member for Shanghai and later for Beiping. He was later arrested, imprisoned and sentenced to death, which was later commuted to 14 years in prison. In 1932, while imprisoned, he was replaced in his positions by Bo Yibo. In 1936, through the efforts of Liu Shaoqi, he was among 57 communists who were released from prison. He died of illness the next year.
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Who was Yin Jian?
early member of the Chinese Communist Party
When was Yin Jian born?
Yin Jian was born in 1904.
When did Yin Jian die?
Yin Jian died in 1937.
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Yin Jian was a politician.
What nationality was Yin Jian?
Yin Jian was Chinese.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Yin Jian (Communist leader)
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