Lin Zhao
| Lin Zhao | |
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 Lin Zhao, undated photo |
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| Born | Peng Linzhao 16 December 1932 |
| Died | 29 April 1968 (aged 35) Shanghai |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Alma mater | Peking University |
| Parents | Peng Guoxian 彭国彦 Xu Xianmin 许宪民 |
| Relatives | Xu Jinyuan 许金元 (uncle) |
Lin Zhao (Simplified / Traditional Chinese: 林昭) born as Peng Lingzhao (Simplified / Traditional Chinese: 彭令昭) in Suzhou, December 16, 1932 died on April 29, 1968, was an outspoken dissident during the Hundred Flowers Movement of 1957. During this time intellectuals such as herself were encouraged to criticize the Communist Party of China, but were eventually punished for doing so.[1]
In October 1960, Lin Zhao was first arrested in Suzhou for being a counterrevolutionary. She was later sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. While in prison, she famously wrote hundreds of pages of critical commentary about Mao Zedong using her own blood. She was executed in 1968.
Lin Zhao's life was brought to light by documentary filmmaker Hu Jie, whose documentary 纪录片寻找林昭的灵魂 (In Search Of Lin Zhao's Soul) won numerous awards and also featured in several chapters of Philip Pan's 2008 book, Out of Mao's Shadow.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Philip P. Pan, Out of Mao's Shadow, 2008: Simon and Schuster. (ISBN 1416537058)
[edit] Source
- (Chinese (PRC)) Baike Baidu: Chinese Encyclopaedia
