Chapter 53 1. The Life of Comrade Ge Peiqi

Comrade Ge Peiqi, an outstanding member of the Communist Party of China, a loyal communist fighter, and a professor at Renmin University of China, died in Beijing at 11:55 on January 13, 1993, at the age of 82. Comrade Ge Peiqi was born on September 24, 1911 in Pingdu County, Shandong Province. In 1937, he graduated from the Department of Physics of Peking University. He participated in the revolution in 1935, joined the National Liberation Vanguard led by our party in 1936, and joined the Communist Party of China in 1938. Comrade Ge Peiqi was studying at Peking University, during the "12.During the student movement, he was arrested and imprisoned by the Kuomintang government twice.In prison, he was steadfast and unyielding, showing the integrity of a revolutionary.

After joining the Communist Party of China in 1938, until the liberation of Beijing in 1949, he accepted the party's appointment many times, and engaged in the party's underground work for a long time in the KMT's military and political institutions in Henan, Shaanxi, and Northeast China. Regardless of personal safety, he made contributions to the revolutionary cause. made a great contribution.In addition to using the public identity arranged for him by the party organization to do party work, he also used the party's cover organization "Xi'an Research Bookstore" to actively rescue arrested comrades and assist in their transfer.

After liberation, he has been teaching at Renmin University of China since 1951.He is diligent, conscientious and responsible in his work. He has written a number of academic works and is deeply loved by students. In 1957, Comrade Ge Peiqi was wrongly classified as a rightist and became famous throughout the country. In the same year, he was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment for the crime of "current counter-revolution" and "historical counter-revolution" in June 1959. He was unjustly imprisoned for 18 years.But he is frank and open-minded, able to correctly deal with personal misfortunes, and maintain a revolutionary integrity.During the period of amnesty for war criminals, he was released in 1975 as a general-level officer of the Kuomintang.Under the direct care of the Party Central Committee, he was rehabilitated in December 1980, and was later certified by the relevant departments of the Central Committee and the former Secretary of the Henan Provincial Party Committee. In May 1983, with the approval of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, the party's organizational relationship that had been interrupted for many years was restored.

After resuming his party membership, Comrade Ge Peiqi resolutely supported the party's basic line, devoted himself to the construction of four modernizations with a new attitude, wrote books when he was sick, actively participated in social activities, and dedicated the rest of his life to the people. Comrade Ge Peiqi's life was a life of revolution. He was upright, open-minded, tenacious, and endured humiliation. Under extremely difficult circumstances, he thought of the country and the people, firmly believed in the truth, and never wavered in his belief in revolution.After the unjust case was rehabilitated, he was strict with himself, lenient to others, and extensively contacted and united the masses.He is helpful, outspoken, and especially concerned about those who have been wronged and turned to him for help, and is respected by the people around him.He lived a very simple life, never regarded himself as an old revolutionary, and always maintained the true qualities of a revolutionary.

Comrade Ge Peiqi has left us, and we will remember his revolutionary life with deep sorrow. Comrade Ge Peiqi's revolutionary spirit is immortal! Comrade Ge Peiqi rest in peace!