Autumn Harvest Uprising

1927, China

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The Autumn Harvest Uprising in 1927 was a failed attempt by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to seize control of central China. Following the expulsion of communists from the Nationalist Party (KMT) and subsequent massacres, the CCP initiated revolts. The Autumn Harvest Uprising, along with an earlier one in Nanchang, were unsuccessful in capturing territory and resulted in significant losses for the CCP. Despite these failures, Mao Zedong led a small group of survivors to establish a base in the Jinggang Mountains, marking the beginning of a new strategy of rural-based revolutionary warfare. This marked a shift from urban-focused revolution to one centered on the countryside, supported by peasant sympathizers.12

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