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Republic of China 中華共和國 Zhōnghuá Gònghéguó Chunghwa Konghekuo | |||||||||
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 The province of Fujian within theRepublic of China, where the government was based | |||||||||
| Status | Historical unrecognised state | ||||||||
| Capital | Fuzhou Zhangzhou | ||||||||
| Common languages | Chinese (Mandarin,Min,Hakka,Gan,Wu andShehua) | ||||||||
| Government | Socialist republic | ||||||||
| Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Government Committee | |||||||||
• 1933–1934 | Li Jishen | ||||||||
| Chairman of the Presidium of the Chinese National People's Provisional Congress | |||||||||
• 1933–1934 | Huang Qixiang | ||||||||
| Chairman of the Military Commission | |||||||||
• 1933–1934 | Li Jishen | ||||||||
| Legislature | Congress of Peasants, Workers, Merchants, Students and Soldiers | ||||||||
| Historical era | Chinese Civil War | ||||||||
• Formation | 22 November 1933 | ||||||||
• Surrender to theKuomintang | 13 January 1934 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | People's Republic of China ∟Fujian (mainland) Republic of China ∟Fuchien (Kinmen) ∟Fuchien (Matsu) | ||||||||
TheFujian People's Government (also spelled as theFukien People's Government, Chinese:福建人民政府; pinyin:Fújiàn Rénmín Zhèngfǔ), officially thePeople's Revolutionary Government of the Republic of China[note 1] (Chinese:中華共和國人民革命政府;pinyin:Zhōnghuá Gònghéguó Rénmín Gémìng Zhèngfǔ), was a short-lived anti-Kuomintang government that established asocialist republic in theRepublic of China'sFujian Province. It lasted between 22 November 1933 and 13 January 1934. The rebellion that led to its formation and its collapse are known as theFujian Incident (閩變;Mǐnbiàn or福建事變;Fújiàn Shìbiàn) orFujian Rebellion.
In November 1933 some leaders of theNational Revolutionary Army's19th Route Army—includingCai Tingkai,Chen Mingshu andJiang Guangnai, who had gained fame for their role in theJanuary 28 Incident—were deployed to southern China to suppress a Communist rebellion. Instead, they negotiated peace with the rebels. In alliance with other Kuomintang forces underLi Jishen, the 19th Route leaders broke withChiang Kai-shek and took control of Fujian, where they were stationed, and on 22 November 1933, proclaimed a new government. The chairman of the government was Li Jishen,Eugene Chen was foreign minister, Jiang Guangnai was finance minister and Cai Tingkai was military head and governor of Fujian Province.
The flag was red, symbolizing theproletariat, and blue, symbolizing the peasants, with a yellow star in the middle symbolizing the glorious unity of theproductive people. The name of the new state was the "Republic of China" (Zhōnghuá Gònghéguó, 中華共和國,lit. 'Chinese Republic State', distinct from theRepublic of China named Zhōnghuá Mínguó, 中華民國,lit. 'Chinese People's State'). The 19th Route Army was renamed the People's Revolutionary Army (人民革命軍).
Chen Mingshu led the newly createdProductive People's Party, while it had support from the "Third Party". TheChinese Youth Party considered supporting them, but were put off by theirleftism and lack of realistic sustainability. The rebellion initially enjoyed popular support among most Fujianese, but high taxes to support the army decreased its popularity. In addition, the new government's decision to break continuity by issuing a new flag, new symbols and occasionally removing the portrait of the revered leaderSun Yat-sen caused hesitation in many quarters. After adopting a wait-and-see approach, theNew Guangxi clique declined to support the rebels.Feng Yuxiang was widely expected to be supportive, but he remained silent.Chen Jitang andHu Hanmin were sympathetic to their goals, but condemned them for dividing the country. The fear of a new civil war at a time of Japanese aggression was the main reason why the rebellion had very little popularity.
The rebels were motivated by, among other things, personal disagreements with Chiang Kai-shek, opposition to perceivedappeasement ofJapan and their assignment to the then relatively poor Fujian. The goals of the new government included the overthrow of the Kuomintang government inNanjing, various social and political reforms and stronger resistance toforeign interference in China. The rebellion brought a temporary halt to the central government'sFifth Encirclement Campaign in southeast China. However, implied or promised aid to the rebellion from theCommunist Party'sJiangxi Soviet failed to materialize due to opposition by the28 Bolsheviks and the effort began to collapse.
The Kuomintang responded to the rebellion first with air attacks and, in January 1934, a ground offensive that quickly led to the defeat of the formerly prestigious 19th Route Army. On 13 January 1934, the government was defeated and its leaders fled or defected to Chiang Kai-shek's forces.
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