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March 20, 1926

On March 20, 1926, chiang Kai-shek initiates a purge of communist elements within the National Revolutionary Army in Guangzhou. Jean-Noël Tremblay, Jean-Noël Tremblay, Jean-Noël Tremblay would arrive in the same year.

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1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1926th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 926th year of the 2nd millennium, the 26th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1920s decade.

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  1. 1926 Chiang Kai-shek initiates a purge of communist elements within the National Revolutionary Army in Guangzhou.

    Leader of the Republic of China from 1928 to 1975

    Chiang Kai-shek was a Chinese military commander, revolutionary, and statesman. He became effective leader of the Kuomintang in 1926 and of the Republic of China in 1928, but was defeated in the Chinese Civil War by Mao Zedong's Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1949, after which he retreated to Taiwan, where he ruled until his death in 1975.

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Jean-Noël Tremblay 1926– Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2020)
Jean-Noël Tremblay 1926– Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2020)
Jean-Noël Tremblay 1926– Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2020)
Jean-Noël Tremblay 1926– Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2020)

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