Shi Jianqiao
Shi Jianqiao | |
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Undated photo of Shi Jianqiao as a young woman | |
| Born | Shi Gulan 1905 or 1906 |
| Died | 27 August 1979 (aged 73–74) |
| Known for | assassination of the warlord Sun Chuanfang |
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| Traditional Chinese | 施劍翹 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 施剑翘 | ||||||||||
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Shi Jianqiao (Chinese: 施劍翹, 1905 or 1906 – 27 August 1979) was the daughter of the Chinese military officer Shi Congbin, whose killing she avenged by assassinating the former warlord Sun Chuanfang. The revenge killing and the legal proceedings that followed were highly publicized at the time and incited public debates over the concepts of filial piety and the rule of law.