Zhang Tailei

Zhang Tailei
(simplified Chinese: 张太雷; traditional Chinese: 張太雷; pinyin: Zhāng Tàiléi)
Born(1898-06-17)June 17, 1898
DiedDecember 12, 1927(1927-12-12) (aged 29)
Alma materPeiyang University (Tianjing University)
OccupationsRevolutionary, political organizer
Known forFounding role in the Communist Youth League of China; leadership in the Guangzhou Uprising
Political partyChinese Communist Party

Zhang Tailei (simplified Chinese: 张太雷; traditional Chinese: 張太雷; pinyin: Zhāng Tàiléi; June 1898 – 12 December 1927) was a Chinese revolutionary and an early leader of the Chinese Communist movement. He was active in communist youth organization, served as a representative of the Communist International (Comintern), and was one of the principal leaders of the 1927 Guangzhou Uprising, during which he was killed in action.