11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
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The 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was in session from 1977 to 1982. It held seven plenary sessions in the 5-year period.
It elected the 11th Politburo of the Communist Party of China
in 1977.
In the 3rd Session in 1978, 9 persons were elected to the Central Committee: Huang Kecheng
(黄克诚), Song Renqiong
, Hu Qiaomu
(胡乔木), Xi Zhongxun
, Wang Renzhong (王任重), Huang Huoqing
, Chen Zaidao
(陈再道), Han Guang
(韩光), Zhou Huijiu (周惠九).
In the 4th Session in 1979, 12 persons were elected to the Central Committee: Wang Heshou (王鹤寿), Liu Lanbo (刘澜波), Liu Lantao (刘澜涛), An Ziwen
(安子文), Li Chang (李昌), Yang Shangkun
, Zhou Yang
(周扬), Lu Dingyi
(陆定一), Hong Xuezhi
(洪学智), Peng Zhen
, Jiang Nanxiang (蒋南翔), and Bo Yibo
.
It elected the 11th Politburo of the Communist Party of China
11th Politburo of the Communist Party of China
The 11th Politburo of the Communist Party of China was elected by the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on August 19, 1977. It was in session from 1977 to 1982.-Members:*Hua Guofeng #Wang Zhen #Wei Guoqing...
in 1977.
Members
- Hua GuofengHua GuofengSu Zhu, better known by the nom de guerre Hua Guofeng , was Mao Zedong's designated successor as the Paramount Leader of the Communist Party of China and the People's Republic of China. Upon Zhou Enlai's death in 1976, he succeeded Zhou as the second Premier of the People's Republic of China...
- The following is in stroke order of surnamesSurname stroke orderThe surname stroke order is a Chinese name ordering system. It arose as an impartial method of categorization of the order in which names appear in official documentation or in ceremonial procedure without any line of hierarchy. In official setting, the number of strokes in a person's surname...
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In the 3rd Session in 1978, 9 persons were elected to the Central Committee: Huang Kecheng
Huang Kecheng
Huang Kecheng was one of ten senior generals of People's Liberation Army.-Biography:General Huang Kecheng was born in Yongxing, Hunan, China, and he was the third of four children...
(黄克诚), Song Renqiong
Song Renqiong
Song Renqiong was a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China .Song was born in Liuyang, Hunan Province....
, Hu Qiaomu
Hu Qiaomu
Hu Qiaomu , was a revolutionary, sociologist, Marxist philosopher and prominent politician of People's Republic of China...
(胡乔木), Xi Zhongxun
Xi Zhongxun
Xi Zhongxun was a communist revolutionary and a State Councillor of the People's Republic of China. He is considered to be among the first generation of Chinese leadership.-Biography:...
, Wang Renzhong (王任重), Huang Huoqing
Huang Huoqing
Huang Huoqing was a politician of the People's Republic of China.-Biography:Huang Huoqing was born in Zaoyang County, Hubei in 1901...
, Chen Zaidao
Chen Zaidao
Chen Zaidao was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army, who commanded the Wuhan Military Region 1954-67. He is most noted for having arrested pro-Mao Xie Fuzhi and Wang Li during the Wuhan Incident in July 1967...
(陈再道), Han Guang
Han Guang
Han Guang was a ruler of the Kingdom of Liaodong of the Eighteen Kingdoms during the Chu–Han contention period of Chinese history....
(韩光), Zhou Huijiu (周惠九).
In the 4th Session in 1979, 12 persons were elected to the Central Committee: Wang Heshou (王鹤寿), Liu Lanbo (刘澜波), Liu Lantao (刘澜涛), An Ziwen
An Ziwen
An Ziwen , born as An Zhihan, was a Chinese politician and member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. He served as minister of the CPC Central Committee Organization Department, the Central People's Government Minister of Personnel, deputy secretary of the Central Discipline...
(安子文), Li Chang (李昌), Yang Shangkun
Yang Shangkun
Yang Shangkun was President of the People's Republic of China from 1988 to 1993, and was permanent Vice-chair of the Central Military Commission...
, Zhou Yang
Zhou Yang
Zhou Yang was a Chinese literary theorist and Marxist thinker, active from the founding of the League of the Left-Wing Writers in 1930. His report On the Military Tasks of Philosophy and Social Science Workers, delivered to Mao Zedong in 1963, was one of the catalysts for the Cultural Revolution....
(周扬), Lu Dingyi
Lu Dingyi
Lu Dingyi was a former leader of the Communist Party of China. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China and before the Cultural Revolution, he was credited as one of the top officials in socialist culture.-Biography:...
(陆定一), Hong Xuezhi
Hong Xuezhi
Hong Xuezhi was a general in the Chinese Red Army and a politician in the Peoples Republic of China. He is the only person promoted to general both in 1955 and in 1988.- Biography :...
(洪学智), Peng Zhen
Peng Zhen
Peng Zhen was a leading member of the Communist Party of China.-Biography:Born in Houma , Peng was originally named Fu Maogong....
, Jiang Nanxiang (蒋南翔), and Bo Yibo
Bo Yibo
Bo Yibo was a Chinese politician and one of the Eight Immortals of the Communist Party of China....
.
Chronology
- 1st Plenary Session
- Date: August 18, 1977
- Location: BeijingBeijingBeijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
- Significance: Hua GuofengHua GuofengSu Zhu, better known by the nom de guerre Hua Guofeng , was Mao Zedong's designated successor as the Paramount Leader of the Communist Party of China and the People's Republic of China. Upon Zhou Enlai's death in 1976, he succeeded Zhou as the second Premier of the People's Republic of China...
was appointed Chairman of the CPC Central Committee, with Ye JianyingYe JianyingYe Jianying was a Chinese communist general and the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1978 to 1983.-Biography:...
, Deng XiaopingDeng XiaopingDeng Xiaoping was a Chinese politician, statesman, and diplomat. As leader of the Communist Party of China, Deng was a reformer who led China towards a market economy...
, Li XiannianLi XianniànLi Xiannian was President of the People's Republic of China between 1983 and 1988 and then chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference until his death. He was an influential political figure throughout the PRC, having been a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of...
and Wang DongxingWang DongxingWang Dongxing was Mao Zedong's principal bodyguard during the Cultural Revolution....
as vice-chairmen. Hua was also appointed Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission. 32-member PolitburoPolitburo of the Communist Party of ChinaThe Central Politburo of the Communist Party of China or Political bureau of the CPC Central Committee , formerly as Central Bureau before 1927, is a group of 24 people who oversee the Communist Party of China...
(the largest ever), 5-member Politburo Standing CommitteePolitburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of ChinaThe Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China is a committee consisting of the top leadership of the Communist Party of China, whose membership varies between 5 and 9 people. The inner workings of the PSC are not well known, although it is believed that decisions of the PSC are...
and other central organs were elected.
- 2nd Plenary Session
- Date: February 18–23, 1978
- Location: Beijing
- Significance: The agenda was the preparation of the 5th National People's Congress5th National People's CongressThe 5th National People's Congress was in session from 1978 to 1983. It held five plenary sessions in this period.The Congress passed the 1978 Constitution of the People's Republic of China and the current Constitution of the People's Republic of China in 1982.-Elected state leaders:*Chairman of...
and the 5th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative ConferenceChinese People's Political Consultative ConferenceThe Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference [], shortened as 人民政协, Rénmín Zhèngxié, i.e. "People's PCC"; or just 政协, Zhèngxié, i.e. "The PCC"), abbreviated CPPCC, is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China...
. The 1978 Constitution of the People's Republic of China1978 Constitution of the People's Republic of ChinaThe 1978 Constitution of the People's Republic of China was promulgated in 1978. This was the PRC's 3rd constitution, and was adopted at the 1st Meeting of the 5th National People's Congress on March 5, 1978, two years after the downfall of the Gang of Four....
, reports to the NPC, nominees for top State posts and the new lyrics of the National Anthem praising Mao ZedongMao ZedongMao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...
were approved.
- 3rd Plenary SessionThird Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central CommitteeThe Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee was a meeting of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held in Beijing from December 18 to 22, 1978...
- Date: December 18–22, 1978
- Location: Beijing
- Significance: Official criticism of the Cultural RevolutionCultural RevolutionThe Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution , was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976...
started, and a new economic program aiming to liberalization was approved. Hua Guofeng renounced to his "Two WhateversTwo WhateversThe Two Whatevers refers to the statement that "We will resolutely uphold whatever policy decisions Chairman Mao made, and unswervingly follow whatever instructions Chairman Mao gave" ....
", and he was criticized for promoting personality cult. Chen YunChen YunChen Yun was one of the most influential leaders of the People's Republic of China during the 1980s and 90s, and one of the top leaders of the Communist Party of China for almost its entire history. He was also known as Liao Chengyun ; it's unclear whether this was his original name or a pseudonym...
was appointed additional Vice-Chairman and Standing Committee member, and also head of the re-created Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. This session is considered the beginning of Deng Xiaoping's paramount leadership.
- 4th Plenary Session
- Date: September 25–28, 1979
- Location: Beijing
- Significance: Preparations were made for the 30th anniversary of the People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. A Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China On the Question of Speeding Up Agricultural Development was adopted. Peng ZhenPeng ZhenPeng Zhen was a leading member of the Communist Party of China.-Biography:Born in Houma , Peng was originally named Fu Maogong....
, one of the top officials purged during the Cultural Revolution, was elected to the Politburo.
- 5th Plenary Session
- Date: February 23–29, 1980
- Location: Beijing
- Significance: Liu ShaoqiLiu ShaoqiLiu Shaoqi was a Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and theorist. He was Chairman of the People's Republic of China, China's head of state, from 27 April 1959 to 31 October 1968, during which he implemented policies of economic reconstruction in China...
was completely rehabilitated. The Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee was re-established with Hu YaobangHu YaobangHu Yaobang was a leader of the People's Republic of China who served as both Chairman and Party General Secretary. Hu joined the Chinese Communist Party in the 1930s, and rose to prominence as a comrade of Deng Xiaoping...
as General SecretaryGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of ChinaThe General Secretary of the Communist Party of China , officially General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the highest ranking official within the Communist Party of China, a standing member of the Politburo and head of the Secretariat...
. Former Maoists including Wu DeWu DeWu De was a politician of the Communist Party of China and the People's Republic of China.-From the revolution to the People's Republic:...
and Chen XilianChen XilianChen Kaichu, better known by the nom de guerre Chen Xilian was a general of People's Liberation Army of China and a member of the Central Committee Politburo....
resigned. Article 45 of the State Constitution was amended by removing the citizens' right to "speak out freely, air their views fully, hold great debates and write dazibao". The decision to convene the 12th Party Congress was adopted.
- 6th Plenary Session
- Date: June 27–29, 1981
- Location: Beijing
- Significance: The Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People’s Republic of China was adopted, completely denouncing the Cultural Revolution and Mao Zedong's theory of continuing revolution under proletarian dictatorship. Hua Guofeng resigned (though he was re-elected a junior vice-chairman), replaced by Hu Yaobang as Chairman of the Central Committee and Deng Xiaoping as Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
- 7th Plenary Session
- Date: August 6, 1982
- Location: Beijing
- Significance: Preparations were made for the 12th Party Congress.