Yunnan–Guangxi War
Yunnan-Guangxi War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Yunnan clique Supported by: France |
National Revolutionary Army Supported by: Soviet Union | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Tang Jiyao Chen Jiongming |
Chiang Kai-shek Hu Hanmin Li Zongren | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Thousands of civilians killed |
The Yunnan–Guangxi War was a war of succession fought for control of the
On 18 March 1925--six days after Sun's death--
Given that he was the most accomplished and famous general in the Kuomintang, Tang believed he was the natural leader of the national revolution. He justified his claim by noting that Sun had named Tang his "deputy generalissimo" in 1924. In actuality, Tang had declined this position when he learned it was inferior to Hu Hanmin's "vice generalissimo" rank. The party leaders denounced Tang as a usurper. Frustrated, he rallied his allies in
The fortunes of the previously obscure Chiang Kai-shek also rose during the war. In August the right-wing Hu Hanmin was blamed for the assassination of fellow party executive Liao Zhongkai and was arrested and exiled by Chiang and Wang Jingwei. Chiang took over Gen. Xu Chongzhi's role as commander of the KMT's military, since Xu was suspected of either taking part in the assassination, knowing about it or was simply incompetent in providing security (Xu was a replacement for his mutinous superior, Chen Jiongming). Many KMT right-wing leaders were demoted, like Lin Sen and Dai Jitao. This effectively made Chiang the second most powerful person in the KMT after Wang Jingwei.
In September Chen Jiongming launched his final rebellion in Guangdong, which was crushed by Chiang. Chen and Tang became allies and were elected premier and vice premier, respectively, of the new
Chiang Kai-shek eventually ousted Wang Jingwei following the
References
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