The 7th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 1945 to 1956. It was a product of the convening of the

7th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 7th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was convened April 23 - June 11, 1945, in Yan'an, Shaanxi. It took place near the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War during a period of uneasy truce between the Kuomintang and Communist pa ...

. It held seven plenary sessions in this 11-year period. It began in June 1945, before the end of the

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, and the resumption of the

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. This committee would be succeeded by the 8th Central Committee. 51 individuals served as members while the 7th National Congress elected 33 individuals as alternates.The 7th National Congress
,

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. Its 1st Plenary Session, convened in 1945, elected the 7th Politburo and the 7th Secretariat. Its second plenary session was held in 1949, at about the same time as the establishment of the

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Chronology

#''1st Plenary Session'' #*Date: June 19, 1945 #*Location:

Yan'an Yan'an; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternatively spelled as Yenan is a prefecture-level city in the Shaanbei region of Shaanxi Province of China, province, China, bordering Shanxi to the east and Gansu to the west. It administers several c ...

#*Significance:

Mao Zedong Mao Zedong pronounced ; traditionally Romanization of Chinese, romanised as Mao Tse-tung. (26December 18939September 1976) was a Chinese politician, revolutionary, and political theorist who founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) in ...

was appointed Chairman of the CCP Central Committee, aided by a

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made up by

Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai ( zh, s=周恩来, p=Zhōu Ēnlái, w=Chou1 Ên1-lai2; 5 March 1898 – 8 January 1976) was a Chinese statesman, diplomat, and revolutionary who served as the first Premier of the People's Republic of China from September 1954 unti ...

Ren Bishi Ren Bishi (; 30 April 1904 – 27 October 1950) was a military and political leader in the early Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In the early 1930s, Ren commanded the Fifth Red Army and was a central figure in the Hunan-Jiangxi Soviet, but he ...

Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi ( ; 24 November 189812 November 1969) was a Chinese revolutionary and politician. He was the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1954 to 1959, first-ranking Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communis ...

and

Zhu De Zhu De; (1 December 1886 – 6 July 1976) was a Chinese general, military strategist, politician and revolutionary in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Zhu was born into poverty in 1886 in Sichuan. He was adopted by a wealthy uncle at ...

. A 13-members Politburo and other central organs were elected. #''2nd Plenary Session'' #*Date: March 5–13, 1949 #*Location:

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, Pingshan County #*Significance: This meeting was held just before the victory over the

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. Mao Zedong delivered a report focusing on the post-victory activity of the Communist Party, emphasizing the need to guard from "unarmed enemies" and "sugar-covered bullets". The decision to convene the

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with "democratic parties" was also taken. #''3rd Plenary Session'' #*Date: June 6–9, 1950 #*Location:

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#*Significance: First meeting of the CCP Central Committee to be held in Beijing and after the nationwide victory. It focused on the

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work, with reports delivered by Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi and Chen Yun.

Nie Rongzhen Nie Rongzhen ( zh , s = 聂荣臻 , p = Niè Róngzhēn , w = Nieh Jung-chen ; December 29, 1899 – May 14, 1992) was a Marshal of the People's Republic of China. He died as the last People's Liberation Army (PLA) marshal. Biography Nie was b ...

made a report on the reorganization of the

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from guerilla formations towards becoming the armed forces of the new Republic. #''4th Plenary Session'' #*Date: February 6–10, 1954 #*Location: Beijing #*Significance:

Gao Gang Gao Gang ( zh, s=高岗, w=Kao Kang; 1905 – August 1954) was a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader during the Chinese Civil War and the early years of the People's Republic of China (PRC) before he became the victim of the first major purge w ...

was criticized. Mao Zedong did not participate, and the report by the Politburo was delivered by Liu Shaoqi. #''5th Plenary Session'' #*Date: April 4, 1955 #*Location: Beijing #*Significance: The meeting was held after a Party national conference held in March. It approved the conference's resolutions on the Five-Year Plan and expelling

(posthumously) and

Rao Shushi Rao Shushi (; 1903—1975) was a Chinese politician and a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader before he was purged in 1954 alongside Gao Gang. He was imprisoned in 1955 and died in custody in 1975. Early years As a native of Lingchuan (), Ji ...

Lin Biao Lin Biao ( zh, 林彪; 5 December 1907 – 13 September 1971) was a Chinese politician and Marshal of the People's Republic of China who was pivotal in the Chinese Communist Party, Communist Chinese Communist Revolution, victory during the Chines ...

and

Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping also Romanization of Chinese, romanised as Teng Hsiao-p'ing; born Xiansheng (). (22 August 190419 February 1997) was a Chinese statesman, revolutionary, and political theorist who served as the paramount leader of the People's R ...

were elected to the Politburo for the first time. #''6th Plenary Session'' #*Date: October 4–11, 1955 #*Location: Beijing #*Significance: Resolutions on the collectivization and socialist transformation of agriculture were taken. A decision on the convening of the Party's 8th National Congress was adopted. #''7th Plenary Session'' #*Date: August 22–September 13, 1956 #*Location: Beijing #*Significance: Preparations for the 8th Congress were made.

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