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China in 1920

Historical records for China in 1920, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

11Records
11Events
6Named people
4Places
5Categories

Historical records

January

January 1920Student Movement ArrestZhou Enlai

Tianjin · Politics / Chinese Communist Party

Is detained during a crackdown on student activism in Tianjin.

June

June 1920CominternLi Dazhao

Politics / Communist Party

Comintern agent Gregory Voitinsky is sent to China, and meets Li Dazhao

June 1920Communist PartyLi Dazhao

Politics / Communist Party

Finances the founding of the Socialist Youth Corps. Comintern agent Gregory Voitinsky is sent to China, and meets Li Dazhao

June 1920Socialist Youth CorpsLi Dazhao

Politics / Communist Party

Finances the founding of the Socialist Youth Corps

Other Events

1920Departure for EuropeZhou Enlai

France · Politics / Chinese Communist Party

Travels to Europe and becomes involved with Chinese student and revolutionary networks.

1920GeneralChang Hsueh-Liang

Warfare / Military

Appointed General in the Manchurian army

1920KuomingtangLong Ho

Politics / Kuomingtang

Appointed Member of Kuomingtang

1920League DelegationWellington Koo

Geneva · Warfare / League of Nations

Represents China in League diplomacy.

1920League of Socialists YouthsMao Tse-Tung

Hunan · Politics / Communist Party

Mao Tse-Tung founds the League of Socialists Youths

1920Library of CultureMao Tse-Tung

Politics / Communist Party

Mao Tse-Tung organises a "Library of Culture"

1920MarriageMao Tse-Tung

Politics / Communist Party

Mao Tse-Tung marries Yang Kai-hui

Names involved

Chang Hsueh-LiangLi DazhaoLong HoMao Tse-TungWellington KooZhou Enlai

Places involved

FranceGenevaHunanTianjin

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.