8th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

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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