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
The Great Hall of the People is a state building located at the western edge of Tiananmen Square in Beijing. It is used for legislative and ceremonial activities by the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the ruling Chinese C ...
was not yet constructed, so it was held in the National Political Consultative Conference Hall.
Legislation
The
Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward (Second Five Year Plan) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) was an economic and social campaign led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1958 to 1962. CCP Chairman Mao Zedong launched the campaign to reconstr ...
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
Maoism, officially called Mao Zedong Thought by the Chinese Communist Party, is a variety of Marxism–Leninism that Mao Zedong developed to realise a socialist revolution in the agricultural, pre-industrial society of the Republic of Ch ...
was taken out of the
Constitution of the Chinese Communist Party
The Constitution of the Chinese Communist Party has 53 articles and its contents describe the program of the Party, as well as its organizational structure and Party symbolism.
History
The Chinese Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Pa ...
and the
cult of personality
A cult of personality, or a cult of the leader, Mudde, Cas and Kaltwasser, Cristóbal Rovira (2017) ''Populism: A Very Short Introduction''. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 63. is the result of an effort which is made to create an id ...
was denounced; Party technocrats
Liu Shaoqi
Liu Shaoqi ( ; 24 November 189812 November 1969) was a Chinese revolutionary, politician, and theorist. He was Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee from 1954 to 1959, First Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from 1956 to 1966 and ...
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 China, People's Republic of China (PRC) from December 1978 to November 1989. Aft ...
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
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External links
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