[四一二事变 / 四一二事變, sì yī èr shì biànㄙˋ ㄧ ㄦˋ ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ] the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists; called 反革命政变|反革命政變 or 慘案|惨案 in PRC literature, See Also: 反革命政变, 反革命政變, 慘案, 惨案
[四一二惨案 / 四一二慘案, sì yī èr cǎn ànㄙˋ ㄧ ㄦˋ ㄘㄢˇ ㄢˋ] the massacre of 12th Mar 1927; the Shanghai coup of 12th Mar 1927 by Chiang Kai-shek against the communists