Chen Jiongming
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Chen Jiongming was a Chinese statesman, military leader, and revolutionary who was a key figure in the federalist movement during the Warlord Era of the Republic of China. He served as civil governor
Chen c. 1920
Chen Jiongming
Republican leaders in Shanghai, December 1916. Chen Jiongming is fourth from the left in the front row, to the left of Sun Yat-sen (centre).
Chen Jiongming
June 16 Incident
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The June 16 Incident, also known as the Guangzhou uprising or the Chen Jiongming Rebellion, was a coup d'état led by Chen Jiongming against the Guangzhou government on June 16, 1922. The conflict bega
Chen Jiongming
…federated China. Chen's federalist ideals and "anarcho-federalist blueprint" for reform led to an irrevocable break with Sun Yat-sen, culminating in the June 16 Incident of 1922, which saw Chen's forces surround the Presidential Palace in Canton. The incident precipitated Sun's turn towards an alliance with the Soviet…
Coverage of the incident by the New York Times