1926 in China
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Incumbents[]
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Events[]
- March 12 - Japanese warship bombards the Taku Forts, killing several Guominjun troops guarding the forts. Guominjun troops fired back in retaliation and drive the warship out of the .
- March 16 - Ambassadors representing eight countries that were signatory nations to the Boxer Protocol send an ultimatum to the Beiyang Government under Duan Qirui, demanding that the Duan government destroy all defense establishments on the Taku Forts.
- March 18 - March 18 Massacre in Beijing.
- April - Guominjun ousts Duan Qirui's government and releases the deposed ex-president Cao Kun to appease the Zhili clique. Conclusion of Anti-Fengtian War.
- June - Chiang Kai-shek became the Commander-in-Chief of the National Revolutionary Army
- July 9 - KMT launches Northern Expedition.
- October - Conclusion of the Canton-Hong Kong strike.
- October 16 - Explosion of ammunition on the Chinese troopship Kuang Yuang, near Kiukiang, China[1]
Births[]
- 11 August - John Gokongwei (吳奕輝 1926 – 2019) a Chinese-Filipino billionaire businessman and philanthropist
- 17 August - Jiang Zemin
- 23 September - Chen Wenxin, biologist (died 2021)
Deaths[]
- April 26 - Shao Piaoping
- April 29 -
See also[]
Warlord Era
References[]
- ^ "1,200 Die as Yangtse Troopship Blows Up". The New York Times. October 17, 1926.
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