April 12th Coup d'état - April 12th Coup d'état

Japanese: 四･一二クーデタ - よんいちにクーデタ

A coup d'état launched by Chiang Kai-shek in Shanghai on April 12, 1927. It is also known as the Shanghai Coup. During the Northern Expedition, Chiang Kai-shek had been deepening his conflict with the leftists such as Wang Jingwei, and despite their opposition, he decided to take control of the Jiangnan region, the economic heartland. With both the economy and the military under his control, Chiang Kai-shek carried out a coup d'état and established a right-wing government in Nanjing on April 18. This effectively led to the collapse of the first Kuomintang-Communist cooperation, and marked a major turning point in the Chinese Revolution. National Revolution [Takahashi Yoshikazu]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1927年4月12日，蔣介石が上海で発動したクーデタ。上海クーデタとも呼ぶ。北伐の過程で汪兆銘ら左派との対立を深めていた蔣介石は，彼らの反対を押しきって経済の中枢江南地方の制圧に踏みきった。そして経済と軍事の両面をおさえた蔣介石はクーデタを決行し，4月18日，南京に右派政権を樹立した。第1次国共合作はこれにより事実上崩壊し，中国革命は大きな転機を迎えた。国民革命【高橋良和】

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