6 January 1928ChairmanChiang Kai-Shek
Strengthens his control of the Kuomintang’s central party machinery after the Northern Expedition.
Historical records for China in 1928, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Strengthens his control of the Kuomintang’s central party machinery after the Northern Expedition.
Serves as commander-in-chief of National Revolutionary Army forces during the final Northern Expedition campaigns.
Resumes the Northern Expedition as Nationalist forces advance toward Beijing.
Death of Lo Yinung, executed
Betrayed & then executed in Shanghai
The Jinan Incident brings Nationalist and Japanese forces into violent conflict during the Northern Expedition.
His train is mined, organized by 2 Japanese Colonels to secure Manchuria for Japan
Death of Tsolin Chang
Nationalist forces enter Beijing, marking the military completion of the Northern Expedition.
Nationalist forces take Beijing and the city is subsequently renamed Beiping under the Nationalist government.
Attends the Sixth National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in Moscow.
The Nationalist government presses foreign powers to revise unequal treaty arrangements and restore tariff autonomy.
Is elected to the Communist Party Politburo following the Sixth Party Congress.
Becomes chairman of the Nationalist Government following the successful Northern Expedition.
Reviews Nationalist troops in Nanjing during celebrations marking the successful completion of the Northern Expedition.
Britain extends recognition to the Nationalist government as Chiang consolidates international legitimacy.
Zhang Xueliang recognizes the Nanjing government during the Northeast Flag Replacement, completing the nominal political reunification of China.
Birth of Li Peng, Sichuan Province
Appointed Member of Central Committee
Attends the 6th Party Congress in Moscow
6th Congress of the Communist Party
Establishes Nationalist government authority at Nanjing as the Northern Expedition nears completion.
Executed under orders of Chiang Kaishek
Executed under orders of Chiang Kaishek
Appointed Head of State for China, after the assassination of his father
Becomes chairman of the Nationalist Government after completion of the Northern Expedition.
Resists the advance of the Nationalists Northern Expedition
Resists the advance of the Nationalists Northern Expedition
Completes the Northern Expedition and brings most of China under nominal Nationalist authority.
Emerges as the dominant Nationalist leader after the Northern Expedition is completed.
Appointed Head of the Communist Party
Forced to withdraw from Peking into Manchuria & is abandoned by the Japanese
From 1928-31 helps Mao in forming the Red Army
Helps form the Red Army with Mao Tse-Tung
Founds the 2nd Red Army, fights against the Kuomingtangs supression of communist bandits
Mao organises the 1st Red Army
Takes part in the attacks at Changsha led by Chiang Kai-shek
Founds the Te Ke, "special department", to control the Communist Party
Establishes a military base at Wuhan
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