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Chinese Communist Party (CCP (common)CPC (official))

Chinese Communist Party (CCP (common)CPC (official))
  • Abbreviation CCP (COMMON)CPC (OFFICIAL)
  • Founder Chen Duxiu, Li Dazhao, 1st National Congress Representatives:, Henk Sneevliet, Vladimir Neumann [de; Zh], Li Da, Li Hanjun, Zhang Guotao, Liu Renjing [zh], Mao Zedong, He Shuheng, Dong Biwu, Chen Tanqiu, Wang Jinmei, Deng Enming, Chen Gongbo, Zhou Fohai, Bao Huiseng [zh]
  • Founded 23 July 1921; 103 Years Ago (1921-07-23) (1st National Congress), Site Of The First National Congress Of The Chinese Communist Party, 106 Rue Wantz, Shanghai French Concession
  • Headquarters Zhongnanhai, Xicheng District, Beijing
  • Ideology Communism, Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, Three Represents, Scientific Outlook On Development, Xi Jinping Thought

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Chinese Communist Party (CCP (common)CPC (official)) BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 10 Feb 2025
Chinese Communist Party: A History of Power Founded in 1921 by Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao, with support from the Russian Communist Party, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) emerged victorious from the Chinese Civil War in 1949, establishing the People's Republic of China under Mao Zedong. Initially ali...

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