On December 9, 1935, thousands of students in Peking held an anti-Japanese demonstration against Japan's "autonomy of the five provinces of North China", which became the famous "129 Patriotic Movement" in history.
The movement was mainly initiated by intellectuals, so many of the participants later became important forces in the revolutionary movement, such as Li Jiebo, who we will talk about, as the outstanding young people who emerged from the "129 Patriotic Movement".
So, what are the stories of Li Jiebo that are worth learning from?
Li Jiebo, born in 1912 in Fengrun, Hebei Province, was educated there as a young man, during which he was influenced by progressive ideas and joined the Communist Party of China in 1932.
After joining the party, he successively served as the secretary of the working committee of Fengrun County, Hebei Province, and the secretary general of the Tangshan Red Trade Union City Federation of Trade Unions in his hometown, and always devoted himself to revolutionary propaganda and anti-Japanese propaganda under the leadership of the party, and made important contributions to the growth of the party organization in the northern region.
In December 1935, in order to oppose the "autonomy of the five provinces in North China", thousands of students in Beiping took to the streets, chanting anti-Japanese slogans and launching demonstrations, which became the "129 Patriotic Movement".
As a cadre of our party in the north, Li Jiebo actively participated in the "129 Patriotic Movement" and embarked on the road of resisting Japan and saving the country.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Li Jiebo went to Yan'an Marxist-Leninist Institute for further study, and worked in Yan'an after graduating from the college. He served as the secretary general of the staff committee and witnessed the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan.
During the War of Liberation, he continued to work in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border region and participated in military operations to defend Yan'an. Later, he served as the head of the Industrial Department of the Logistics Department of the Jinsui Military Region.
Eventually, he ushered in the founding of New China in 1949.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Jiebo served as the secretary of the executive committee of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, and devoted himself to the establishment and improvement of the employee welfare system. In 1957, he was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff, a position he served for five years until he stepped down in 1962.
In the post of deputy director of the General Office, Li Jiebo not only undertook a large amount of conference affairs and secretarial work, but also actively participated in the security of the leaders and made outstanding contributions to the country.
During his concurrent tenure as vice chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, Li Jiebo used his rich experience to guide the building of trade unions in China. In 1962, he was appointed secretary of the Tangshan Prefectural Party Committee, and soon after he was promoted to secretary of the Hebei Provincial Party Committee.
At that time, the living conditions of the people were generally poor, and the "Great Leap Forward" had just ended. However, after arriving in Tangshan, Li Jiebo worked hard, devoted himself to investigation and research, and made a lot of basic work for Tangshan's economic recovery after the "Great Leap Forward", improving the people's living standards.
He was deeply missed by the local people as a result.
During the special ten years, Li Jiebo suffered from physical and mental torture, but he persevered and successfully survived those difficult years. In 1978, he made a comeback and was appointed Deputy Minister of Railways.
In 1984, after his retirement, he was confirmed to enjoy the rank of minister. In his later years, Li Jiebo lived a quiet and indifferent life in Beijing, and died of illness in Beijing in 1987 at the age of 75.
It is worth mentioning that even during his serious illness, Li Jiebo still paid attention to the construction and development of the motherland. He is a person who does not want to cause trouble to the organization, so he deliberately left a will, hoping that the funeral will be simple, no memorial service will be held, and he will not enter Babao Mountain after his death, but only need to scatter his ashes into the sea after cremation.
This frugal quality of his is deeply admired by future generations.