May 20, 1926: The Northern Expedition kicks off

May 20, 1926: The Northern Expedition kicks off

The Northern Expedition was a military campaign led by the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1926 to 1928. Its main objective was to unify China under the Kuomintang banner by ending the rule of local warlords. It led to the demise of the Beiyang government and the Chinese reunification of 1928.

May 20—22, 1928: Mao Zedong hosts the First Congress of the CPC Hunan-Jiangxi Border Area in Maoping village, Ninggang county, Jiangxi province

May 20, 1941: The CPC Central Committee decides to combine the Southeast Bureau with Central Plains Bureau to form the Central China Bureau

May 20, 1947: Kuomintang authorities violently suppress students who parade against hunger and civil war, resulting in the "May 20 bloodshed"

May 20, 1951: People's Daily publishes an article entitled: "Pay special attention to discussions on the film called 'Wu Xun Biography'"

May 20, 1988: Interim regulations of the Beijing municipal government on creating an experimental area to develop new-technology industries is carried out

May 20, 1992: The Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee issues the "Best Works Award" for key projects for cultural construction