Coup

Beijing Coup

23 Oct 1924 · 39.90° N, 116.41° E

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When
23 Oct 1924
Kind
Coup
Coordinates
39.90° N, 116.41° E
Description
1924 coup d'état in China by Feng Yuxiang against Cao Kun

1924 Beijing Coup

1924 coup d'état in China

The Beijing Coup was the October 1924 coup d'état by Feng Yuxiang against Chinese President Cao Kun, leader of the Zhili warlord faction. Feng called it the Capital Revolution. The coup occurred at a crucial moment in the Second Zhili–Fengtian War and allowed the pro-Japanese Fengtian clique to defeat the previously dominant Zhili clique.

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