Ye Xuegang
Yè Xuégāng | |
|---|---|
| 叶学刚 | |
 Ye Xuegang in 1949 | |
| Director of the Shujichu | |
| In office 14th December 1936 – 12th June 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Han Fuqing |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 4, 1887 Jiangping, Zhongan Province, Shangea |
| Died | June 22, 1952 (aged 64) Rongzhuo, Shangea |
| Political party | Xiaodong Regeneration Society |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Heavenly Shangean Empire (1906-1934) Shangea (1934-1952) |
| Branch/service | Heavenly Army of Shangea (1906-1934) National Salvation Army (1934-1952) |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | Great War (Senrian Front), Shangean Civil War |
- This is a Shangean name; the family name is Ye (叶).
Ye Xuegang (Shangean: 叶学刚, Yè Xuégāng; July 4 1887 - June 22 1952 aged 64) was a Shangean military officer who served as the first Director of the Secretariat to Eliminate Counter-Revolution, more commonly known as the Shujichu, from its creation in 1936 to his removal from power in 1950. Ye is commonly thought to be the primary architect behind the Counter-Revolutionary Suppression Movement, a revolutionary terror during the Shangean Civil War directed at both right-wing and left-wing opponents of the Auspicious Republic of Shangea.
Early life
Ye Xuegang was born in Jiangping district in Zhongan province in 1887 to a wealthy peasant family. The second son of Ye Hanying Xuegang received a classical Zohist education at the age of 5, before going to a military cadet school at the age of 10. Ye enrolled in the Ronzhuo Officer Academy in 1899. Ye graduated from the academy in 1907 with the rank of lieutenant ranked 104th out of 401 cadets.