The 8th National Congress of the
Chinese Communist Party
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was held in two sessions, the first 15–27 September 1956 and the second 5–23 May 1958 in
Beijing
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. It was the first Congress of the Chinese Communist Party since the start of it taking full control of mainland China in 1949 and establishing the
People's Republic of China
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. It was preceded by the relatively early
7th National Congress. It was formally succeeded by the
9th National Congress. The
Great Hall of the People was not yet constructed, so it was held in the National Political Consultative Conference Hall.
Legislation
The
Great Leap Forward was promulgated and unilaterally put in effect.
Representatives
* Delegates: 1,026
* Alternate delegates: 86
* Represented party members: 10,730,000
Significance
The 8th National Congress was the first Congress to be held in 11 years, and the first Congress since the establishment of the People's Republic of China.
Mao Zedong Thought was taken out of the
Constitution of the Chinese Communist Party and the
cult of personality was denounced; Party technocrats
Liu Shaoqi and
Deng Xiaoping
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assume higher profiles. The
8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 1956 to 1969. It was preceded by the 7th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. It held 12 plenary sessions in this period of 13 years. It was the longest serv ...
was elected.
See also
*
Qualification Review Committee of the 8th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
External links
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