8th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

8th National Congress of the Communist Party of China
Native name 中国共产党第八次全国代表大会
Date 15–27 September 1956
Duration 13 days
Venue CPPCC Auditorium
Location Beijing, China
Type National Congress
Theme elect 8th Central Committee
Organised by 7th Politburo of the Communist Party of China
Participants 1,026 full delegates and 107 alternate delegates

The 8th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in two sessions, the first 15–27 September 1956 and the second 5–23 May 1958 in Beijing.

Delegates: 1,02 Alternate delegates: 107 Represented party members: 10,730,000

Significance: first Congress to be held in 11 years; Mao Zedong Thought is taken out of CPC Party Constitution; Party technocrats Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping assume higher profiles. The 8th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was elected.

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