12-3 incident

12-3 incident
Part of the decolonisation of Asia
Governor of Macau José Manuel Nobre de Carvalho signs a statement of apology under a portrait of Mao Zedong, January 29, 1967.
Date	December 3, 1966
Location	Macau
Methods	Demonstrations, strikes, boycotts
Resulted in	Protesters' demands met Macau placed under the de facto control of the People's Republic of China Suppression of pro-Kuomintang activities in Macau
Parties
Portugal  Macau Supported by:  Republic of China  Kuomintang Pro-Beijing organisations (Committee of Thirteen) Macau Chinese Chamber of Commerce Macau Federation of Trade Unions Women's General Association of Macau General Association of Chinese Students of Macau Supported by:  People's Republic of China Chinese Communist Party
Lead figures
José Manuel Nobre de Carvalho Ho Yin
Units involved
Portuguese Army Macau Police  People's Liberation Army Red Guards
Casualties
Death(s)	8
Injuries	212
Arrested	62

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The 12-3 incident (Chinese: 一二·三事件; Portuguese: Motim 1-2-3) was a series of political demonstrations and riots against Portuguese colonial rule in Macau which occurred on December 3, 1966. The incident, inspired by the Cultural Revolution in the People's Republic of China (mainland China), occurred as a direct response to a violent police crackdown by colonial authorities against local Chinese protesters demonstrating against corruption and colonialism in Macau.^[1]

Pressured by business leaders in Macau and the Chinese government, the colonial government agreed to meet the demands of the protesters and apologized for the police crackdown. Portuguese sovereignty over Macau severely diminished after the incident, leading to de facto Chinese suzerainty over the territory 33 years prior to the eventual handover of Macau.^[2]