January 1931Military DeptChou En-Lai
Appointed Head of the Military Dept
Historical records for China in 1931, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Appointed Head of the Military Dept
The Provisional Constitution for the Period of Political Tutelage is drafted and prepared as the legal framework of Nationalist rule.
A rival Nationalist faction in Guangzhou challenges Chiang’s Nanjing government.
Disarms 2 regiments loyal to Chiang Kai-shek at the Whampoa Military Academy
Disarms 2 regiments loyal to Chiang Kai-shek at the Whampoa Military Academy
Disarms 2 regiments loyal to Chiang Kai-shek at the Whampoa Military Academy
Helps innaugurate a new Government calling itself the Nationalist Government of China
Japan launches the Manchurian invasion after the Mukden Incident, confronting Chiang’s government with a major external crisis.
The Nationalist government appeals to the League of Nations after Japan occupies Manchuria.
Japanese forces occupy Mukden after the September 18 incident and expand control across Manchuria.
Uses a special foreign affairs commission to coordinate the Nationalist response and international appeals after the Mukden Incident.
Japanese forces occupy Tsitsihar during the expansion of the Manchurian campaign.
Russian influenced CP members proclaim a Chinese Republic to stop China joining Japan
Russian influenced CP members proclaim a Chinese Republic to stop China joining Japan
Arrives at the Communist central base in Ruijin and assumes senior party responsibilities.
Appointed Party Secretary of the Communist Party
Receives student representatives demanding stronger resistance to Japan after the loss of Manchuria.
Arrested in Hong Kong & executed
Offers a large reward for information leading to the capture of Communist leader Zhou Enlai.
Xiaopings military base in Guangxi is captured, he joins Maos base in Ruijing
Serves as secretary of the Communist Party organisation in the Central Soviet area.
Appointed Chairman of Soviet Republic of China
Appointed Chairman of the Soviet at Ruijing
Helps found the Soviet Republic of China
Helps found a soviet Government in accordance with Russian policy. Claims the Government is a national Government
Death of Tsai Hosen, arrested in Hong Kong & executed
Continues successive encirclement campaigns against the Communist Jiangxi base areas during 1931.
Arrested in Hong Kong & executed
Announces a strategy to "pit 1 against 10"
Kills 3,000 communists after criticism he should act in the interests of the peasants
Claims the Government is a national Government
The "Internationalists" forbid any comprimise with Kai-Shek. Seeks an armistice after the Japanese invasion
Kills 3,000 communists after criticism he should in the interests of the peasants
Japan occupies Manchuria after the Mukden Incident; Manchukuo is proclaimed the following year.
Appointed Chief Executive & ruler on behalf of the Japanese of Manchukuo
Appointed Politbureau Secretary
Leads the Communists out of Changsha towards the end of the year
The second and third Nationalist encirclement campaigns fail to destroy the Communist base in Jiangxi.
Defeats 3rd attempt by Chiang Kai-Shek to overrun the Communist military base. Defeats a 2nd attempt by Chiang Kai-Shek to overrun the Communist military base
Helps found a soviet Government in accordance with Russian policy
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