Word info

Whampoa

Proper noun

Meaning

Synonym of Huangpu (Guangzhou)

An area in Hung Hom, Kowloon City district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Barnouin and Yu, 33–34 Zhou's work at Whampoa came to an end with the Zhongshan Warship Incident of 20 March 1926, in which a gunboat with a mostly Communist crew moved from Whampoa to Guangzhou without Chiang's knowledge or approval. Source: Internet

Chiang had absolutely no intention of ceasing the war against the Communists. citation Chiang Kai-shek returned to Guangzhou and in 1924 was appointed Commandant of the Whampoa Military Academy by Sun. Source: Internet

Lee 165 The exact positions Zhou held at Whampoa and the dates he held them are not clear. Source: Internet

Nationalist-Communist split Extent of cooperation Zhou's activities immediately after his removal from his positions at Whampoa are uncertain. Source: Internet

On 24 December, Chiang received Zhou for a meeting, the first time that the two had seen each other since Zhou had left Whampoa over ten years earlier. Source: Internet

The brand originated in 1994 when Hutchison Whampoa acquired a controlling stake in Microtel Communications during the early 1990s and rebranded it as Orange. Source: Internet

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