chinese august march chinese communist revolutionary politician muslim heritage best known founding chairman autonomous region later seizing power cultural revolution leader province spent early days communist leading peasant uprisings building party organization rural areas political survivor arrested times served prison terms founding held important roles party government branded traitor later returned work years later cultural revolution cultural revolution spent rest life ceremonial positions born august large family muslim ethnicity names joined army entered military school year participated fourth movement activist joined returned home spread revolutionary values instrumental founding socialist youth cell area december led armed peasant uprising government kind northern china july joined spearheaded series educational initiatives aimed increasing influence party region founding schools party organizations dozens counties took founding strong aimed armed uprisings june led peasant uprising occupying county seat taking guns local police arrested year spent years prison released communist_party sent work army japanese invasion civil war incident subsequent japanese incursions china founding member people japanese invasion organization returned home work military operations coordinate underground party activities arrested april organizing uprising held beijing communist_party leaders including relation secure release advised sign announcement denouncing communism complied released government refused served sentence release took leadership roles branch communist_party went found organization ethnic aid soldiers lines chinese civil war march went south served vice principal newly established early september selected ethnic minority representative attend meeting communist led chinese people political conference ranked minority delegates founding ceremony october selected speak square official representative china minority peoples joined government deputy director capacity frequently visited western areas high minority populations delegate 1st congress communist assigned accompany 14th delegate tour chinese cities great impact elected member 8th began heading party organization interim basis chairman autonomous region government october took moderate approach policies ethnic minorities branded ethnic september dismissed positions sent beijing rehabilitation cultural revolution december regained favour named vice governor province beginning cultural revolution having gained support leftist beijing successfully superior chairman facto leader imprisoned committed suicide led began investigate case communist leaders instructed communism prison 1930s officials notably branded persecuted contrast heralded hero refusal sign invited speeches country elected 9th april involved major disputes military leaders engaged violence province dismissed office july months election sent perform manual labour pottery factory allowed return beijing later life end cultural revolution pivotal 3rd session 11th post communist party cleared declared political problems named member 6th chinese people political conference ceremonial position died beijing march given funeral rites revolutionary cemetery body taken native village buried according muslim rituals
Liu Geping