The 7th Central Committee of the

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was in session from 1945 to 1956. It was a product of the convening of the

7th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 7th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was convened April 23 - June 11, 1945, in Yan'an. It was held in Shaanxi, not in Beijing, the Capital, as it was not yet safe during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Republic of China stil ...

. It held six plenary sessions in this 11-year period. It began in June 1945, before the end of the

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, and the resumption of the

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. This committee would be succeeded by the 8th Central Committee. It had 44 members and 33 alternate members.The 7th National Congress
, People's Daily Online. Its first plenary session elected the

7th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party The 7th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 7th Central Committee on June 19, 1945, consisting of 13 members. It was actively preceded by the 6th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. There w ...

in 1945. Its second plenary session was held in 1949, at about the same time as the establishment of the

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Members

:''Ordered according to the numbers of ballots:''

Chronology

#''1st Plenary Session'' #*Date: June 19, 1945 #*Location:

Yan'an Yan'an (; ), alternatively spelled as Yenan is a prefecture-level city in the Shaanbei region of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Shanxi to the east and Gansu to the west. It administers several counties, including Zhidan (formerly Bao'an) ...

#*Significance:

Mao Zedong Mao Zedong pronounced ; also romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC) ...

was appointed Chairman of the CCP Central Committee, aided by a

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made up by

Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai (; 5 March 1898 – 8 January 1976) was a Chinese statesman and military officer who served as the first premier of the People's Republic of China from 1 October 1949 until his death on 8 January 1976. Zhou served under Chairman Ma ...

Ren Bishi Ren Bishi (; 30 April 1904 – 27 October 1950) was a military and political leader in the early Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In the early 1930s, Ren commanded the Fifth Red Army and was a central figure in the Hunan-Jiangxi Soviet, but ...

, Liu Shaoqi and

Zhu De Zhu De (; ; also Chu Teh; 1 December 1886 – 6 July 1976) was a Chinese general, military strategist, politician and revolutionary in the Chinese Communist Party. Born into poverty in 1886 in Sichuan, he was adopted by a wealthy uncle at ...

. A 13-members Politburo and other central organs were elected. #''2nd Plenary Session'' #*Date: March 5–13, 1949 #*Location:

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, Pingshan County #*Significance: This meeting was held just before the victory over the

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. Mao Zedong delivered a report focusing on the post-victory activity of the Communist Party, emphasizing the need to guard from "unarmed enemies" and "sugar-covered bullets". The decision to convene the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference with "democratic parties" was also taken. #''3rd Plenary Session'' #*Date: June 6–9, 1950 #*Location:

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#*Significance: First meeting of the CCP Central Committee to be held in Beijing and after the nationwide victory. It focused on the

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work, with reports delivered by Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi and Chen Yun.

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made a report on the reorganization of the People's Liberation Army from guerilla formations towards becoming the armed forces of the new Republic. #''4th Plenary Session'' #*Date: February 6–10, 1954 #*Location: Beijing #*Significance:

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was criticized. Mao Zedong did not participate, and the report by the Politburo was delivered by Liu Shaoqi. #''5th Plenary Session'' #*Date: April 4, 1955 #*Location: Beijing #*Significance: The meeting was held after a Party national conference held in March. It approved the conference's resolutions on the Five-Year Plan and expelling

(posthumously) and

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Lin Biao ) , serviceyears = 1925–1971 , branch = People's Liberation Army , rank = Marshal of the People's Republic of China Lieutenant general of the National Revolutionary Army, Republic of China , commands ...

and

Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping (22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997) was a Chinese revolutionary leader, military commander and statesman who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from December 1978 to November 1989. After CCP ...

were elected to the Politburo for the first time. #''6th Plenary Session'' #*Date: October 4–11, 1955 #*Location: Beijing #*Significance: Resolutions on the collectivization and socialist transformation of agriculture were taken. A decision on the convening of the Party's 8th National Congress was adopted. #''7th Plenary Session'' #*Date: August 22–September 13, 1956 #*Location: Beijing #*Significance: Preparations for the 8th Congress were made.

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