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Zhou Xiaozhou (Chinese:周小舟; 1912 – December 26, 1966) was a Chinese politician and communist revolutionary, who served as Communist Party Secretary ofHunan from 1953 to 1957.[1] He committed suicide during the Cultural Revolution.
He was born inXiangtan,Hunan Province. He attendedHunan University, then won a scholarship to continue his studies atBeijing Normal University. He was an agent for the Communists during theSecond United Front between the Kuomintang and Communist Party.
After the foundation of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Zhou served as theCommunist Party Secretary of his home province between 1953 and 1957. At theMountain Lu Conference in 1959, Zhou Xiaozhou and his successor,Zhou Hui, along withHuang Kecheng andZhang Wentian, lent their support toPeng Dehuai in questioning the wisdom of theGreat Leap Forward. He was thus branded a traitor, stripped of his positions, and sent tore-education through labour.
In 1962, Zhou was restored to an academic position inGuangzhou, seemingly regaining his political footing. However, at the outset of theCultural Revolution, Zhou became an easy target for abuse due to his role in criticizing the Great Leap Forward, and committed suicide by drug overdose at the age of 54. He was posthumously rehabilitated in February 1979, under the leadership ofDeng Xiaoping.
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| Preceded by | Communist Party Secretary ofHunan 1953–1957 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Political commissar of thePLA Hunan Military District 1953–1959 | Succeeded by |
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