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
Coverage of the incident by the New York Times
The Guangzhou government of the Republic of China was established by Sun Yat-sen in Guangzhou after the defeat of the Constitutional Protection junta by the Beiyang government in The First Constitutio
June 16 Incident
…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 began due to a dispute between Sun Yat-sen's policy of beginning the Northern Expedition and uniting China forcefully…
Sun Yat-sen took office as the grand president in Guangzhou on 5 May 1921