Zhang Tailei () (June 1898 – 12 December 1927) was the leader of the

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, during which he was killed. Zhang was sent to the

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in 1921 to make a report to the

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for the

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. Zhang then studied in Moscow for a few years. However, when he went back to China, he became hostile to the others who had returned to China in 1924.From the Moscow Group
Zhang emphasized the role of an army that is created out of bandits, the poorest peasants, paupers, and rural lumpenproletarian elements.

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*Rae Yang: ''Spider Eaters'', Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997, s. 92. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Tailei 1927 deaths Chinese revolutionaries Tianjin University alumni 1898 births Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Politicians from Changzhou First Secretaries of the Communist Youth League of China Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangsu