April 12 Purge
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The April 12 Purge was a violent anti-communist crackdown in Shanghai in 1927, led by Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang, which marked a decisive split between Chinese Nationalists and Communists and helped trigger the Chinese Civil War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| April 12 Purge canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anti-communist campaign
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historical event ⓘ massacre ⓘ political purge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1927 Shanghai Massacre
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April 12 Incident NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanghai Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Chinese Communist Party organizations in Shanghai
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Kuomintang forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanghai Green Gang elements allied with KMT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| date | 1927-04-12 ⓘ |
| factionSupportedBy | right-wing Kuomintang faction ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Nanjing decade under Kuomintang rule
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widespread anti-communist purges in other Chinese cities ⓘ |
| hasCause |
ideological conflict between nationalists and communists
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power struggle between Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Chinese Republican era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | anti-communism ⓘ |
| leader | Chiang Kai-shek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
China
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Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Chinese Communist Party
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left-wing Kuomintang members ⓘ |
| organizer |
Chiang Kai-shek
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Kuomintang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Chinese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | First United Front cooperation between KMT and CCP ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chinese Civil War
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First United Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
decisive split between Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party
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end of the First United Front ⓘ escalation into full-scale Chinese Civil War ⓘ executions of suspected communists ⓘ expulsion of communists from the Kuomintang ⓘ mass arrests of communists ⓘ suppression of communist influence in Shanghai ⓘ |
| significance |
helped trigger prolonged Chinese Civil War
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marked the breakdown of KMT–CCP alliance ⓘ turning point in modern Chinese political history ⓘ |
| target |
Chinese Communist Party
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communist organizations ⓘ left-wing trade unions ⓘ suspected communists ⓘ |
| typeOfViolence |
political repression
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urban counterrevolutionary coup ⓘ |
| year | 1927 ⓘ |
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