April 12 Incident
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The April 12 Incident was a pivotal 1927 event in Shanghai during the Chinese Civil War, when Chiang Kai-shek’s forces violently purged Communists and labor activists from the Nationalist movement, triggering a major political split in China.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| April 12 Incident canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-communist campaign
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historical event ⓘ massacre ⓘ political purge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1927 Shanghai Coup
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April 12 Purge NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanghai Massacre of 1927 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
Chiang Kai-shek’s opposition to Communist influence in the Kuomintang
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fear of radical labor and peasant movements ⓘ power struggle within the Kuomintang ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| date | 1927-04-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Autumn Harvest Uprising
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Nanchang Uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ White Terror in China NERFINISHED ⓘ wider anti-Communist purges across China ⓘ |
| involvedOrganization |
Chinese Communist Party
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Kuomintang NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanghai Green Gang NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanghai business elites ⓘ Shanghai police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPerpetrator | Chiang Kai-shek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Chinese Communist Party leadership
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left-wing Kuomintang leaders ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Chiang Kai-shek
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Right-wing faction of the Kuomintang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chinese Civil War
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Chinese Revolution (1911–1949) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
First United Front between Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party
NERFINISHED
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collapse of Kuomintang–Communist cooperation ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Canton Coup of 1926
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May Thirtieth Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
end of the First United Front
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escalation of the Chinese Civil War ⓘ establishment of a right-wing Kuomintang regime in Nanjing ⓘ executions of suspected Communists ⓘ major split between Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party ⓘ mass arrests of Communists and leftists ⓘ suppression of Shanghai labor movement ⓘ violent purge of Communists from the Kuomintang ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the long-term division of Chinese politics into Nationalist and Communist camps
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marked the beginning of open Kuomintang–Communist armed conflict ⓘ turning point in modern Chinese political history ⓘ |
| target |
Chinese Communist Party members
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labor activists ⓘ left-wing Kuomintang members ⓘ student activists ⓘ trade unionists ⓘ |
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