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8th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party

Mao Zedong delivering a speech at the first session in 1956
Date	15–27 September 1956 (12 days, first session) 5–23 May 1958 (18 days, second session)
Location	Auditorium of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Beijing, China
Participants	1,026 delegates
Outcome	The election of the8th Central Committee

The8th National Congress of theChinese Communist Party was held in two sessions, the first 15–27 September 1956 and the second 5–23 May 1958 inBeijing. 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 thePeople's Republic of China. It was preceded by the relatively early7th National Congress and was formally succeeded by the9th National Congress. 1,026 delegates and 86 alternate delegates represented the party's 10.73 million members.

TheGreat Hall of the People was not yet constructed, so it was held in theNational Political Consultative Hall.

TheGreat Leap Forward was promulgated and unilaterally put in effect.

• Delegates: 1,026
• Alternate delegates: 86
• Represented party members: 10,730,000

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 theConstitution of the Chinese Communist Party and thecult of personality was denounced; Party technocratsLiu Shaoqi andDeng Xiaoping assume higher profiles. The8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was elected.

• Qualification Review Committee of the 8th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party

• The 8th National Congress

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