8th National Congress of the Communist Party of China
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Native name | 中国共产党第八次全国代表大会 |
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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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