Since 1949, our new China has gone through 70 years, and every son and daughter of China is proud of the prosperity of the motherland. As we all know, before the founding of New China, the old China was ruled by the National Government. But many people do not know that in fact, during the period of the Republic of China, there was a "Chinese Republic" with a population of more than 10 million in the Fujian area of China. This local regime lasted only 53 days, but it has had a huge impact in recent history.
After the outbreak of the "918 Incident", the Japanese Kwantung Army began to plot a conspiracy to establish a puppet state of Manchukuo. In order to divert attention, the Kwantung Army sent agents to create an incident in Shanghai, and on January 28, 1932, it exchanged fire with the Chinese army. The Songhu War of Resistance differed from the later Battle of Songhu, but it lasted until March 3 of the same year, when chiang kai-shek's government signed the Songhu Armistice Agreement in Japan. During the Songhu War of Resistance, the troops fighting against foreign humiliation were the 19th Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army led by Jiang Guangnai and Cai Tingkai.
After the war with the Japanese army came to an end, Chiang Kai-shek transferred the Nineteenth Route Army to western Fujian to attack the armed forces in the Soviet zone. There are many factions within the Kuomintang army, and the Nineteenth Route Army is not Chiang Kai-shek's concubine, so sending them to attack our party's armed forces is also an opportunity for Chiang kai-shek to take advantage of the opportunity to weaken them. In June of the same year, the 19th Route Army entered Fujian, jiang Guangnai was transferred to the chairman of the Fujian provincial government, and Cai Tingkai succeeded him as the commander-in-chief and commander of the 19th Route Army. Under such an arrangement, Fujian was controlled by the Nineteenth Route Army.
In the early stages of the battle, the Nineteenth Route Army gained the upper hand by virtue of its superiority in equipment, and also seized some land in the base area. But as the fighting continued, the Nineteenth Route Army saw itself at a disadvantage under the counterattack of the Red Army. The front could not win the battle, and in the back Chiang Kai-shek urged again and again, and all the officers and men of the Nineteenth Route Army in the dilemma of dilemma were dissatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek, and the contradictions between the two sides were getting bigger and bigger. Therefore, the Nineteenth Route Army began to secretly unite with anti-Chiang Kai-shek forces, and secretly negotiated a ceasefire with the Soviet government.
Jiang Guangnai, Cai Tingkai, and others set up three strategies for the upper, middle, and lower levels: the upper strategy was to join hands with Guangdong and Guangdong to overthrow Chiang; the central strategy was to unite with Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi of the Gui clan to first occupy Guangdong and then rebel against Chiang Kai-shek; and the next strategy was to unite with the Red Army. Because both the Cantonese and Gui clans wanted to be on the sidelines, the Nineteenth Route Army could only unite with the Red Army. On October 26, 1933, representatives of the Nineteenth Route Army arrived in Ruijin and signed a "Preliminary Agreement Against Japan and Chiang Kai-shek" with the Soviet district government. On November 17, the anti-Chiang kai-shek intentions changed from secret to public, and the matter entered a critical juncture.
The next day, Cai Tingkai and senior generals of the 19th Route Army held an emergency meeting in Gushan, Fuzhou. The meeting decided to establish a people's revolutionary government of the Republic of China, abolish the national name and national flag of the Republic of China and design a new national flag, and break away from the Kuomintang to form a new People's Party of Production. Because of the urgency of the situation, the time of the attack was also moved forward to November 20. On November 22, the "People's Revolutionary Government of the Republic of China" was officially proclaimed, and the main government personnel and positions are as follows:
Government Chairman: Li Jishen
Foreign Minister: Chen Youren
Minister of Finance: Jiang Guangnai
Governor of Fujian Province: He Gongzheng
The flag of the Republic of China is as follows:
In terms of administrative divisions, Fujian Province, which is already small, is divided into 4 provinces and 2 special cities. Four of these provinces are Minhai Province (with jurisdiction over 15 counties), Yanjian Province (with jurisdiction over 16 counties), Xingquan Province (with jurisdiction over 12 counties), Longting Province (with jurisdiction over 21 counties), and the two special cities are Fuzhou Special City and Xiamen Special City. After the establishment of the regime, it began to implement land nationalization and some moderate land policies, trying to change the status quo of the peasants. However, under the attack of the Kuomintang army, military expenditure surged, financial pressure was overwhelmed, and taxes also rose.
The Republic of China, which was established through the Fujian Revolution, failed to be recognized and supported by any other force, and the cooperation between the Soviet Government and the Soviet Government was only a delaying tactic. This government is "non-people, still non-revolutionary", "the one who takes the third way between revolution and counter-revolution". Chiang Kai-shek adopted a strategy of "carrots and sticks" against the Republic of China, on the one hand, the army pressed the border and attacked frantically, and on the other hand, he bought with heavy money. Under these tactics, many senior generals and officials either surrendered or fled Hong Kong.
From its establishment on November 22, 1933, to the departure of key officials from Fuzhou on January 13, 1934, the "Republic of China" born in the Fujian Revolution lasted only 53 days, but the influence of this regime at that time was very far-reaching. Both the reactionary government of Chiang Kai-shek and the forces with ill intentions have played a certain role in alerting them.