1949-12-09

Lu Han’s Yunnan uprising

Kunming1949-12-09 · Yunnan’s provincial leadership breaks with the Nationalists

Other events in this phase

Nationalist Collapse7
  1. Taiyuan captured
  2. Shanghai Campaign
  3. Lanzhou Campaign
  4. Xinjiang incorporation into the PRC camp
  5. Xinjiang brought under PRC control
  6. Lu Han’s Yunnan uprisingCurrent record
  7. Kunming uprising and Yunnan defection

Media

Chiang Kai-shek, Zhang Qun and Lu HanVisual recordChiang Kai-shek, Zhang Qun and Lu HanPhotographic context for Lu Han and the Yunnan transition.

Source Trail

ReferenceBritannica · Chinese Civil WarOpen sourceDiplomatic HistoryOffice of the Historian · The Chinese Revolution of 1949Open source