First United Front (jan 1, 1923 – jan 1, 1927)
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Chiang Kai-shek, the leader of the KMT party, joined the CCP temporarily to gain military aid. This occurred peacefully in the presence of Sun Yat-sen. However, when Yat-sen died, Kai-shek began a streak of killing and expelling communists in the CCP.
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