12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
| 12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party 中国共产党第十二次全国代表大会 | |
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The emblem of the Chinese Communist Party at the 12th National Congress | |
| Begins | September 1, 1982 |
| Ends | September 11, 1982 |
| Locations | Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China |
| Previous event | 11th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (1977) |
| Next event | 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (1987) |
| Participants | 1,600 delegates |
| Activity | Election of the 12th Central Committee and 12th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection |
| Leader | Hu Yaobang (Leader of the Chinese Communist Party) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国共产党第十二次全国代表大会 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國共產黨第十二次全國代表大會 | ||||||
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| Chinese | 十二大 | ||||||
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The 12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was convened from September 1–11, 1982. The path of modernization through socialism was laid out. 1,600 delegates and 160 alternate delegates represented the party's 39.65 million members. It was preceded by the 11th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, and succeeded by the 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. It coincided with the time in which leader Deng Xiaoping was Chairman of the Central Advisory Commission.