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 NERFINISHED
Guangzhou Uprising NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
historicalContext split between Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party
historicalPeriod Republican era in China NERFINISHED
ideology Marxism–Leninism
communism
leader Ye Jianying NERFINISHED
Ye Ting NERFINISHED
Zhang Tailei NERFINISHED
Zhou Enlai NERFINISHED
location China NERFINISHED
Guangdong NERFINISHED
Guangzhou NERFINISHED
opposedBy Kuomintang NERFINISHED
National Revolutionary Army NERFINISHED
organizedBy Chinese Communist Party NERFINISHED
partOf Chinese Civil War NERFINISHED
Chinese Revolution NERFINISHED
precededBy Shanghai Massacre of 1927 NERFINISHED
relatedTo Autumn Harvest Uprising NERFINISHED
Nanchang Uprising NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Soviet Union NERFINISHED
temporalLocation December 1927

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Guangzhou Uprising alsoKnownAs Canton Uprising