Lushan Conference of 1959

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The Lushan Conference of 1959 was a pivotal Chinese Communist Party meeting where internal criticism of the Great Leap Forward, led by Peng Dehuai, triggered a major political crackdown and reshaped Mao-era politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese Communist Party conference ⓘ
political meeting ⓘ
agendaItem Party unity and discipline ⓘ
assessment of Great Leap Forward achievements and problems ⓘ
discussion of economic difficulties and famine reports ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Eighth Plenum of the Eighth Central Committee ⓘ
Lushan Plenum of 1959 ⓘ
attendee Chen Yun ⓘ
Deng Xiaoping ⓘ
Lin Biao ⓘ
Liu Shaoqi ⓘ
Mao Zedong ⓘ
Peng Dehuai ⓘ
Zhou Enlai ⓘ
Zhu De ⓘ
chairedBy Mao Zedong ⓘ
characterizedAs key moment in the consolidation of Maoist orthodoxy ⓘ
turning point in Mao-era elite politics ⓘ
country People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China
decision condemnation of so-called right opportunism ⓘ
reaffirmation of the general line of the Great Leap Forward ⓘ
endDate 1959-08 ⓘ
followedBy further centralization of power under Mao Zedong ⓘ
hasEffect entrenchment of the Great Leap Forward policies in the short term ⓘ
political crackdown on internal critics of the Great Leap Forward ⓘ
purge and demotion of Peng Dehuai ⓘ
rise in influence of Lin Biao ⓘ
strengthening of Mao Zedong's personal authority ⓘ
suppression of open policy debate within the Chinese Communist Party ⓘ
ideologicalContext Maoism ⓘ
languageOfProceedings Chinese ⓘ
location China ⓘ
Jiangxi Province ⓘ
Lushan ⓘ
linked to: Lushan Mountain
mainSubject Great Leap Forward ⓘ
notableEvent Peng Dehuai's critical letter to Mao Zedong ⓘ
organizedBy Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party ⓘ
partOf history of the Chinese Communist Party ⓘ
history of the People's Republic of China ⓘ
politicalContext aftermath of early Great Leap Forward famine and economic disruption ⓘ
precededBy launch of the Great Leap Forward in 1958 ⓘ
result Lin Biao appointed Minister of National Defense ⓘ
Peng Dehuai removed as Minister of National Defense ⓘ
increased political risks for criticizing Mao's policies ⓘ
labeling of Peng Dehuai as an anti-Party element ⓘ
startDate 1959-07 ⓘ
timePeriod Mao era ⓘ
triggeredBy criticism of Great Leap Forward policies ⓘ

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Peng Dehuai → notableEvent → Lushan Conference of 1959 ⓘ
Peng Dehuai → causeOfPoliticalDownfall → Criticism of Great Leap Forward at Lushan Conference ⓘ
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Lushan Conference of 1959 → alsoKnownAs → Lushan Plenum of 1959 ⓘ
linked to: Lushan Conference of 1959
Lushan Conference of 1959 → alsoKnownAs → Eighth Plenum of the Eighth Central Committee ⓘ
linked to: Lushan Conference of 1959
Lushan Conference Site → significantEvent → 1959 Lushan Conference ⓘ
linked to: Lushan Conference of 1959