Guangzhou Uprising

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The Guangzhou Uprising was a short-lived 1927 armed insurrection led by Chinese communists in Guangzhou as part of the early revolutionary struggles against the Kuomintang.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed insurrection
communist uprising
event in the Chinese Civil War
revolutionary event in China
aim establish a soviet government in Guangzhou
overthrow Kuomintang control in Guangzhou
alsoKnownAs Canton Commune
Canton Uprising
chronologyWithinTopic one of the last major urban uprisings by the CCP in the 1920s
conflict Chinese Civil War (early phase)
surface form: Kuomintang–Communist split
coordinateLocation 23.1291°N 113.2644°E
country China
describedBySource Chinese Communist Party historical narratives
Republic of China government records
modern historiography of the Chinese Civil War
endTime 13 December 1927
follows Autumn Harvest Uprising
Nanchang Uprising
hasCause split between Chinese Communist Party and Kuomintang
suppression of communists by the Kuomintang
hasEffect influence on later Chinese Communist Party armed struggle strategy
strengthening of Kuomintang anti-communist policies
historicalPeriod Republican era of China
surface form: Chinese Republican era
languageOfWorkOrName Chinese
location Guangdong NERFINISHED
Guangzhou
Republic of China
numberOfCasualties thousands of participants and civilians killed
opponent Nationalist Government of China
surface form: Kuomintang government

National Revolutionary Army
organizedBy Chinese Communist Party
participant Chinese Communist Party
Guangzhou workers
Kuomintang
revolutionary soldiers
partOf Chinese Civil War
Chinese Revolution
surface form: Chinese Communist Revolution

Chinese revolutionary struggles against the Kuomintang
pointInTime 1927
result defeat of communist forces
severe repression of communists in Guangzhou
short-lived communist control of parts of Guangzhou
significantEvent proclamation of a Guangzhou Soviet government
rapid recapture of Guangzhou by Kuomintang forces
startTime 11 December 1927

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Chinese Civil War (early phase) hasKeyEvent Guangzhou Uprising
Zhu De participantIn Guangzhou Uprising
Ye Ting participatedIn Guangzhou Uprising