Canton Uprising

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The Canton Uprising was a short-lived communist-led insurrection in Guangzhou in December 1927, aimed at establishing a soviet government during China’s revolutionary turmoil.

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instanceOf armed uprising
communist insurrection
event in Chinese history
urban revolt
alsoKnownAs Canton Commune
Guangzhou Uprising
casualties thousands killed
characterizedAs failed communist uprising
short-lived insurrection
commemoratedBy memorials in Guangzhou
country Republic of China
endDate 1927-12-13
goal establish a soviet government in Guangzhou
overthrow Kuomintang control in Guangzhou
hasCategory 1927 in China
Communist revolutions
History of Guangzhou
Rebellions in China
hasGovernmentFormAttempted soviet government
linked to: Soviet government
historicalContext split between Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party
historicalPeriod Republican era in China
linked to: Republican era
ideology Marxism–Leninism
communism
leader Ye Jianying
Ye Ting
Zhang Tailei
Zhou Enlai
location China
Guangdong
linked to: Guangdong Province

Guangzhou
opposedBy Kuomintang
National Revolutionary Army
organizedBy Chinese Communist Party
partOf Chinese Civil War
Chinese Revolution
precededBy Shanghai Massacre of 1927
relatedTo Autumn Harvest Uprising
Nanchang Uprising
result defeat of communist forces
suppression of the uprising
significance early attempt to establish a soviet regime in China
influenced later CCP urban insurrection strategies
startDate 1927-12-11
supportedBy Comintern
Soviet Union
temporalLocation December 1927

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Guangzhou Uprising alsoKnownAs Canton Uprising