Nanchang Uprising

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The Nanchang Uprising was a 1927 armed insurrection led by Chinese communists against the Kuomintang, widely regarded as the birth of the Chinese Red Army that later became the People’s Liberation Army.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed uprising
event in the Chinese Civil War
military conflict
alsoKnownAs Nanchang Uprising of August 1
battleHonourOf People’s Liberation Army
commander He Long
Liu Bocheng
Ye Ting
Zhou Enlai
Zhu De
conflictType civil conflict
coordinateLocation 28.682°N 115.858°E
country China
dateCommemorated August 1
describedIn histories of the Chinese Civil War
endDate 1927-08-05
followedBy Autumn Harvest Uprising
hasCause purge of communists by Chiang Kai-shek
split between Chinese Communist Party and Kuomintang
hasEffect formation of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army
hasMotto August 1 used as symbol on PLA flag
historicalPeriod Chinese Republican era
ideology Chinese communism
influenced development of the People’s Liberation Army
languageOfWorkOrName Chinese
leader He Long
Liu Bocheng
Ye Ting
Zhou Enlai
Zhu De
legacy August 1 designated as PLA Day in China
location Jiangxi NERFINISHED
Nanchang
Republic of China (1912–1949)
memorial Nanchang August 1 Uprising Memorial Hall
opponent Kuomintang
National Revolutionary Army
opposedIdeology Chinese nationalism under Kuomintang
participant Chinese Communist Party
Left-wing Kuomintang forces
partOf Chinese Civil War
Chinese Revolution
pointInTime 1927
result defeat of communist forces
significance commemorated as founding day of the People’s Liberation Army
considered the birth of the Chinese Red Army
marked the first major engagement between CCP and KMT after their split
startDate 1927-08-01


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