5th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

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The 5th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was in session from 1927 to 1928. It was set into motion by the 5th National Congress. It was followed by the '6th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China'.

Communist Party of China Political party of the Peoples Republic of China

The Communist Party of China (CPC), also referred to as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China. The Communist Party is the sole governing party within mainland China, permitting only eight other, subordinated parties to co-exist, those making up the United Front. It was founded in 1921, chiefly by Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao. The party grew quickly, and by 1949 it had driven the nationalist Kuomintang (KMT) government from mainland China after the Chinese Civil War, leading to the establishment of the People's Republic of China. It also controls the world's largest armed forces, the People's Liberation Army.

The 5th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was convened from April 27 - May 9, 1927, in Wuhan, China. It was certainly preceded by the 4th National Congress. It was succeeded by the 6th National Congress. It was held right after the terrible Shanghai Massacre.

The 6th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was in session from 1928 to 1945, during most of the Chinese Civil War, and during Second Sino-Japanese War. It held seven plenary sessions in this period. It was the first central committee to have Mao Zedong as a high ranking member. It was succeeded by the 7th Central Committee.

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Beginning with this session, the CPC Central Executive Committee was renamed to the CPC Central Committee.

It had 31 members and 14 alternate members. It was preceded by the 4th Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of China.

The 4th Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of China was in session from 1925 to 1927, and was the last central committee to have the term 'executive' in its title. It was set into motion by the 4th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. This would be followed by the 5th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Its first plenary session elected the 5th Politburo of the Communist Party of China in 1927.

The 5th Politburo of the Communist Party of China was elected by the 5th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in Wuhan in 1927.

Members

  1. Chen Duxiu
  2. Li Weihan
  3. Qu Qiubai
  4. Cai Hesen
  5. Li Lisan
  6. Deng Zhongxia
  7. Su Zhaozheng
  8. Xiang Ying
  9. Xiang Zhongfa
  10. Zhang Guotao
  11. Zhao Shiyan
  12. Zhang Tailei
  13. Tan Pingshan
  14. Zhou Enlai
  15. Liu Shaoqi
  16. Ren Bishi
  17. Yun Daiying
  18. Peng Pai
  19. Xia Xi
  20. Peng Shuzhi
  21. Luo Zhanglong
  22. Gu Shunzhang

Alternate Members

  1. Mao Zedong
  2. Chen Tanqiu

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