The 9th Politburo of the
Chinese Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victoriou ...
was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the
9th Central Committee on April 28, 1969 and sat in session until August 1973, consisting of 21 members and 4 alternate members. It met for four years, during the middle of the politically insoluble
Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goal ...
. It had been preceded by the
8th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party The 8th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee on September 28, 1956, consisting of 17 members and 6 alternate members. This Politburo was preceded by the 7th Politburo of the C ...
.
Members (21)
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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) ...
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Chairman of the Party Central Committee and
member of the Politburo Standing Committee
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Lin Biao
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, 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 ...
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Vice Chairman of the Party Central Committee and member of the Politburo Standing Committee (died in September 1971)
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Zhou Enlai, member of the Politburo Standing Committee
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Chen Boda, member of the Politburo Standing Committee (fell from power in September 1970; dismissed in August 1973)
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Kang Sheng, member of the Politburo Standing Committee
: ''Others in
stroke order of surnames:''
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Ye Qun (wife of Lin Biao, died in September 1971)
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Ye Jianying
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Liu Bocheng
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Jiang Qing (wife of Mao Zedong)
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Zhu De
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Xu Shiyou
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Chen Xilian
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Li Xiannian
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Li Zuopeng
Li Zuopeng (; April 24, 1914 – January 3, 2009) was a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Biography
Li was born in Ji'an, Jiangxi in 1914. He joined the Chinese Red Army in 1930.
In the Cultural Revolution, Li was elected as the ...
(arrested in September 1971; dismissed in August 1973)
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Wu Faxian
Wu may refer to:
States and regions on modern China's territory
*Wu (state) (; och, *, italic=yes, links=no), a kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period 771–476 BCE
** Suzhou or Wu (), its eponymous capital
** Wu County (), a former county i ...
(arrested in September 1971; dismissed in August 1973)
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Zhang Chunqiao
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Qiu Huizuo
Qiu Huizuo (; April 16, 1914 – July 18, 2002) was a lieutenant general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), best known as one of the "four guardian warriors" of Vice Chairman Lin Biao during the Cultural Revolution. Qiu rose through t ...
(arrested in September 1971; dismissed in August 1973)
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Yao Wenyuan
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Huang Yongsheng (arrested in September 1971; dismissed in August 1973)
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Dong Biwu
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Xie Fuzhi
Xie Fuzhi (; 26 September 1909 – 26 March 1972) was a Chinese Communist Party military commander, political commissar, and national security specialist. He was born in 1909 in Hong'an County, Hubei and died in Beijing in 1972. Xie was known fo ...
(died in March 1972)
Alternate members (4)
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Ji Dengkui
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Li Xuefeng
Li Xuefeng (; 19 January 1907 – 15 March 2003) was a Chinese Communist politician. He occupied several prominent regional offices prior to the founding of the People's Republic in 1949. In 1960 he became the first political commissar of the Be ...
(fell from power in January 1971; dismissed in August 1973)
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Li Desheng
Li Desheng (; 4 May 1916 – 8 May 2011) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He was born in Xin County, Henan, China, an area now known as the "Cradle of Generals" for the large number of senior military officers born in the r ...
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Wang Dongxing
References
External links
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Gazette of the 1st Session of the 9th CCP Central Committee
{{9th Politburo of the Communist Party of China
Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
1969 in China