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3rd National People's Congress 
Summary
The 3rd National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1964 to 1975. It held only one session in the ten years due to the disruption caused by the ongoing Cultural Revolution launched by Chairman Mao Zedong after 1966.
3rd National People's Congress | |
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 National Emblem of the People's Republic of China | |
| 21 December 1964 – 26 February 1978 (13 years, 67 days) Overview | |
| Type | Highest organ of state power |
| Election | National elections |
| Leadership | |
| Chairman | Zhu De |
| Vice Chairmen | Peng Zhen, Liu Bocheng, Li Jingquan, Kang Sheng, Guo Moruo, He Xiangning, Huang Yanpei, Chen Shutong, Li Xuefeng, Xu Xiangqian, Yang Mingxuan, Cheng Qian, Saifuddin Azizi, Lin Feng, Liu Ningyi, Zhang Zhizhong, Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, and Zhou Jianren |
| Secretary-General | Liu Ningyi |
| Standing Committee | 116 (3rd) |
| Members | |
| Total | 3,040 members |
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| Traditional Chinese | 第三屆全國人民代表大會 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 第三届全国人民代表大会 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 第三屆全國人大 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 第三届全国人大 | ||||||
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Seat distribution edit
| Major party | Chairman | Seats | |
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| Chinese Communist Party | Mao Zedong | 2,668 | |
| Other Parties | Chairperson | Seats | |
| Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party | Ji Fang | 372 | |
| Jiusan Society | Xu Deheng | ||
| China Democratic League | Yang Mingxuan | ||
| China Association for Promoting Democracy | Ma Xulun | ||
| China National Democratic Construction Association | Huang Yanpei | ||
| Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang | He Xiangning | ||
| Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League | Vacant | ||
| China Zhi Gong Party | Chen Qiyou | ||
| Independents | N/A | ||
On 22 August 1966, amidst the Cultural Revolution, all of the minor "democratic parties" ceased operations after an ultimatum by the Beijing Middle School Red Guards. They did not restore their operations until 1978.[1]
The first session edit
The session was held from December 21, 1964, till January 4, 1965. The Congress elected the state leaders:
- Chairman of the People's Republic of China: Liu Shaoqi
- Vice Chairmen of the People's Republic of China: Soong Ching-ling and Dong Biwu
- Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: Zhu De
- Premier of the State Council: Zhou Enlai
- President of the Supreme People's Court: Yang Xiufeng
- Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Zhang Dingcheng
References edit
- ^ ""文化大革命"对统一战线的严重破坏" [The "Cultural Revolution" severely damaged the United Front]. cpc.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
External links edit
- (in Chinese) Official website of the NPC