Wang Hebo () (1882–November 11, 1927), whose forebears had come from
Taiyuan,
Shanxi, born in
Minhou,
Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its cap ...
, joined the
CPC in June 1922. He led the strike of the
Tianjin–Pukou Railway
The Tianjin–Pukou or Jinpu railway ( Postal spelling: Tientsin-Pukow Railway; ) runs from Tianjin to Pukou district outside Nanjing in Jiangsu province.
History
The first proposals to build railways in China began in the 1860s with oppositi ...
workers in 1923, which effectively supported the General Strike of February 7. Later, he led labor movements in
Nanjing
Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...
,
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...
,
Henan
Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...
and some other areas. He was one of the leaders of the Third Armed Uprising of Shanghai Workers. He took charge of the revolutionary movements of peasants and workers in the northern provinces as the secretary-general of the Northern Office of the
CPC.
He was killed in Beijing on November 11, 1927.
References
1882 births
1927 deaths
Politicians from Fuzhou
Republic of China politicians from Fujian
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Fujian
People executed by the Republic of China
Executed Republic of China people
20th-century executions by China
Executed people from Fujian
Secretaries of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
People murdered in Beijing
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