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Deng Xiaoping steps down from the Politburo Standing Committee, and the CCP's 13th National Congress amends the party constitution to remove the rule that the CMC chairman must be a Standing Committee member

1987.10.25 ·Verified ·Importance IV ·Sources 3 ·China

To force out senior party elders and continue to control the military, Deng Xiaoping announced his withdrawal from the Politburo Standing Committee, after which the CCP's 13th National Congress amended the party constitution, removing the requirement that the Chairman of the Central Military Commission be a Standing Committee member.

The 13th National Congress of the CCP establishes the basic line for the primary stage of socialism.

1987.10.25 ·Verified ·Importance IV ·Sources 2 ·China

The 13th National Congress of the CCP was held, establishing the Party's basic line for the primary stage of socialism.

CCP's 13th National Congress amends Party Constitution, removing the restriction that the Chairman of the Central Military Commission must be a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau

1987.10 ·Verified ·Importance IV ·Sources 1 ·Beijing

At the 13th National Congress in 1987, the Party Constitution was amended to delete the provision that the Chairman of the Central Military Commission must be chosen from among the members of the Standing Committee of the CCP Central Committee Political Bureau, allowing Deng Xiaoping, who was an ordinary Party member, to continue serving as Chairman of the Central Military Commission.