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Biography: Alley, Rewi

Alley discussing the 1949 revolution in China

Hear Rewi Alley recall events in China during the 1949 revolution, resisting the Kuomintang troops and assisting in the liberation of the Shandan region. This interview was recorded in New Zealand in 1960. (2 min 35 sec)

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Reference: T126

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Roderic Alley. 'Alley, Rewi', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998, updated May 2008. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/speech/5/alley-discussing-the-1949-revolution-in-china (accessed 4 June 2026).