9th National Congress of the Chinese Communist PartyMao Zedong at the opening of the 9th national congress |
| Date | 1–24 April 1969 (24 days) |
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| Location | Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China |
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| Participants | 1,152 delegates |
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| Outcome | The election of the 9th Central Committee |
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The 9th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was held in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, between April 1 and 24, 1969. 1,512 delegates represented the party's estimated 22 million members.
Preceded by the lengthy 8th Congress, the Congress was held at the height of the Cultural Revolution, and is considered to be a pivotal event. The Congress formally ratified the political purge of Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping, and elevated Mao's radical allies to power. The Congress also elected the 9th Central Committee of the CCP. It was succeeded by the 10th Congress.
