Chinese Revolution

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The Chinese Revolution can refer to:

  • 1911 Revolution or Xinhai Revolution: the October 10, 1911 uprising against the Qing Dynasty and establishment of the Republic of China in 1912.
  • Second Revolution (Republic of China), the 1913 rebellion against Yuan Shikai
  • Constitutional Protection Movement, also known as the "Third Revolution", the movement led by Sun Yat Sen to resist the Beiyang government from 1917 to 1922
  • Northern Expedition, a military campaign by Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist forces against the Beiyang government in 1926–28, leading to the establishment of the Nationalist government in Nanking.
  • Chinese Civil War, the conflict between the Nationalist government and the Communists from 1927 to 1949
  • Cultural Revolution, a sociopolitical purge movement led by Mao Zedong against capitalist and traditionalist elements of Chinese society from 1966 to 1976

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