Li Dazhao

Li Dazhao is one of the co-founders of the Chinese Communist Party and the former recognised head of the Chinese Soviet Republic. Born in Zhili Province, Li was instrumental in forming the United Front with Sun Yat-sen's Kuomintang. After Sun's death, Li Dazhao's communists were hunted down on the orders of Chiang Kai-shek. During the ensuring Civil War, Li passed heavy reforms for the Red Army. During the Encirclement Campaign and the collapse of the Soviet Republic, Li ordered the Party to disperse to selected base areas.