1925年6月19號，廣州爆發漫長嘅省港大罷工。6月23號，罷工工人由廣州東校場遊行到沙基路面，畀守衛租界嘅英法軍警開槍掃射，即為後所稱“沙基慘案”。罷工一直持續到1926年10月，歷時16個月。1925年7月1號，中華民國國民政府喺廣州正式成立。4號，廣州市政委員會成立，伍朝樞任委員長，行使市長職權。
On June 19, 1925, a long general strike broke out in Guangzhou. On June 23, striking workers marched from the East Campus in Guangzhou to Shaji Road, where they were shot by the British and French military police guarding the concession, which became known as the Shashaji Massacre. The strike lasted 16 months until October 1926. On July 1, 1925, the Nationalist Government of the Republic of China was formally established in Guangzhou. On the 4th, the Guangzhou Municipal Committee was established, with Wu Chaoshu as the chairman and exercising the functions and powers of the mayor.