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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

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

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

References

  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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