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3rd National People's Congress

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3rd National People's Congress

第三届全国人民代表大会
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21 December 1964 – 26 February 1978
(13 years, 67 days)
Overview
TypeHighest organ of state power
ElectionIndirect elections
Leadership
ChairmanZhu De
Vice ChairmenPeng 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-GeneralLiu Ningyi
Standing Committee116 (3rd)
Members
Total3,040 members
3rd National People's Congress
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
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDìsān Jiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
Abbreviation
Traditional Chinese第三屆全國人大
Simplified Chinese第三届全国人大
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDìsān Jiè Quánguó Réndà

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.

Seat distribution

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Major party Chairman Seats
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

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The session was held from December 21, 1964, till January 4, 1965. The Congress elected the state leaders:

References

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  1. ^ ""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.
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