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9th National Congress of the CCP (1969)

On the Mao’s China map as “The Ninth Party Congress”

1–24 Apr 1969 — The congress that closes the Cultural Revolution’s first phase writes Lin Biao into the Party constitution as Mao’s “close comrade-in-arms and successor”. Nearly half of the new Central Committee wears uniform. The army had become the government.

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Turning point
Chapter
Down to the Countryside Movement (chapter 10 of Mao’s China)
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The People’s Republic under Mao, 1949–1976
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Map showing 9th National Congress of the CCP (1969), turning point in The People’s Republic under Mao, 1949–1976
TURNING POINT · THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC UNDER MAO, 1949–1976

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