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( Whampoa Military Academy)
Coordinates 23°5'22.5?N 113°25'13?E? / ?23.089583°N 113.42028°E? / 23.089583; 113.42028 The Nationalist Party of China Army Officer Academy (traditional&_160;Chinese ???????????;&_160;simplified&_160;Chinese ???????????;&_160;pinyin Zhongguó Guómíndang Lùjun Junguan Xuéxiào), commonly known as the Whampoa Military Academy (traditional&_160;Chinese ????;&_160;simplified&_160;Chinese ????;&_160;pinyin Huángpu Junxiào), was a military academy in the Republic of China (ROC) that produced many prestigious commanders who fought in many of China's conflicts in the 20th century, notably the Northern Expedition, the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. The military academy was officially opened on June 16, 1924 under the Kuomintang (KMT), but the first lessons began on May 1, 1924. The inauguration was on Changzhou Island offshore from the Whampoa dock in Guangzhou, thus earning its common name. During the inaugural ceremonies, Sun Yat-sen delivered a speech that was later to become the lyrics of the national anthem of the Republic of China. After the death of Yuan Shikai, China fragmented into numerous fiefdoms ruled by warlords. Sun Yat-sen attempted in 1917 and 1920 to set up a base in his native Guangdong to launch a northern campaign to unite China under his Three Principles of the People. However, his government remained militarily weaker than local warlords armies. Calls by Sun for arms and money were ignored by the western powers. Then in 1921 the representative of Comintern, Henk Sneevliet (using the name Maring), met with Sun in Guangxi. He proposed to set up a military academy and train the revolutionary army, which confirmed Sun's ideas and he eventually accepted. The Chinese Communist Party sent Li Dazhao and Lin Boqu (???) to discuss with Sun and his party on how to set up this academy. In 1924, in the 1st National Congress of Kuomintang, the policy of alliance with the Soviet Union and CCP was passed as guidance for KMT. As a result, the final decision of establishment of a military academy was made and preparatory committee was set up accordingly. The money necessary for the construction and support of the Academy in 1924-1925 were provided by the Soviets.
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