5th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party explained

The 5th Politburo, formally the Political Bureau of the 5th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee in 1927, in the aftermath of the 5th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This electoral term was preceded by the 4th Central Bureau and succeeded by the 6th Politburo in 1928.

Composition

Members

Name! scope=col

Hanzi	scope=col	4th CEB	scope=col		scope=col		scope=col	6th POL	scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col class="unsortable"
Cai Hesen	data-sort-value="9,5893"	蔡和森	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		bgcolor = LightGreen		1895	1921	1931	Shanghai	^[1]
Chen Duxiu	data-sort-value="7,977"	陳獨秀	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1879	1921	1942	Anhui	^[2]
Gu Shunzhang	data-sort-value="91,991"	顾顺章	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1903	1925	1934	Jiangsu	^[3]
Li Lisan	data-sort-value="7,53"	李立三	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = #B2FFFF		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1899	1921	1967	Hunan	^[4]
Li Weihan	data-sort-value="7,915"	李维汉	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1896	1921	1984	Hunan	^[5]
Luo Dengxian	data-sort-value="8,938"	罗登贤	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1905	1925	1933	Guangdong	^[6]
Luo Yinong	data-sort-value="53"	罗亦农	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1902	1921	1928	Hunan	^[7]
Peng Pai	data-sort-value="7,7"	杨殷	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1896	1921	1929	Guangdong	^[8]
Qu Qiubai	data-sort-value="99,95"	瞿秋白	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		1899	1921	1935	Fujian	^[9]
Ren Bishi	data-sort-value="6,937"	任弼时	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1904	1922	1950	Hunan	^[10]
Su Zhaozheng	data-sort-value="7,68"	苏兆征	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		1885	1925	1929	Guangdong	^[11]
Tan Pingshan	data-sort-value="95,53"	譚平山	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1886	1921	1956	Guangdong	^[12]
Wang Hebo	data-sort-value="91,991"	王荷波	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1882	1922	1927	Fujian	^[13]
Xiang Ying	data-sort-value="9,8"	项英	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1895	1922	1941	Anhui	^[14]
Xiang Zhongfa	data-sort-value="6,85"	向忠发	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		1879	1921	1931	Shanghai	^[15]
Zhang Guotao	data-sort-value="7,812"	张国焘	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = #B2FFFF		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1897	1921	1979	Sichuan	^[16]
Zhou Enlai	data-sort-value="8,917"	周恩来	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		1898	1921	1976	Jiangsu	^[17]

Alternates

Name! scope=col

Hanzi	scope=col	4th CEB	scope=col		scope=col		scope=col	6th POL	scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col class="unsortable"
Deng Zhongxia	data-sort-value="4,491"	邓中夏	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		bgcolor = #B2FFFF		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1894	1921	1933	Hunan	^[18]
Li Lisan	data-sort-value="7,53"	李立三	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = #B2FFFF		bgcolor = LightGreen		1899	1921	1967	Hunan	^[19]
Mao Zedong	data-sort-value="4,85"	毛泽东	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		bgcolor = #B2FFFF		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1893	1921	1976	Hunan	^[20]
Peng Gongda	data-sort-value="93,46"	彭公达	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		bgcolor = #B2FFFF		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1903	1921	1928	Hunan	^[21]
Su Zhaozheng	data-sort-value="7,68"	苏兆征	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = #B2FFFF		bgcolor = PeachPuff		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1885	1925	1929	Guangdong
Zhang Guotao	data-sort-value="7,812"	张国焘	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = #B2FFFF		bgcolor = LightGreen		1897	1921	1979	Sichuan	^[22]
Zhang Tailei	data-sort-value="7,494"	张太雷	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		bgcolor = #B2FFFF		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1898	1921	1927	Jiangsu	^[23]
Zhou Enlai	data-sort-value="8,917"	周恩来	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = #B2FFFF		bgcolor = #B2FFFF		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1898	1921	1976	Jiangsu

Bibliography

• Book: Dillon . Michael . 2020 . Zhou Enlai: The Enigma Behind Chairman Mao . . 978-1-7845-3615-2 .
• Book: Hartman . Ray T. . 2023 . Self-Reflections of Fears and Dreams: Political Legitimacy and Strategic Thinking Among Chinese Communist Party Leaders, 1927-1953 . . 9781666916850 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: 蔡和森：在法国率先提出"正式成立一个中国共产党" . Cai Hesen: First in France to propose the "formal establishment of a Chinese Communist Party" . . 28 June 2016 . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730094241/http://cpc.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0628/c404684-28504894.html .
2. Web site: Chen Duxiu . . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730093741/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Chen-Duxiu .
3. Web site: 顾顺章叛变后留下的诸多谜团 . Many mysteries left behind after Gu Shunzhang's rebellion . . November 2010 . 14 August 2023 . 14 August 2023 . https://archive.today/20230814105519/http://paper.people.com.cn/rmwz/html/2010-11/01/content_789417.htm?div=-1 . Chinese .
4. Web site: Li Lisan . . 18 June 2023 . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730100621/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Li-Lisan .
5. Web site: 李维汉　（1896—1984） . Li Weihan (1896—1984) . . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730100429/http://www.cppcc.gov.cn/2011/06/28/ARTI1309259419609125.shtml . Chinese .
6. Web site: 罗登贤 . Luo Dengxian . . 15 October 2008 . 14 August 2023 . 14 August 2023 . https://archive.today/20230814103703/https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/15/content_1121932.htm . Chinese .
7. Web site: 新中国英雄模范人物：罗亦农 . New China heroic model: Luo Yinong . . 5 August 2013 . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730101752/https://www.12371.cn/2013/08/05/ARTI1375673782998476.shtml .
8. Web site: 彭湃 . Peng Pai . . 15 October 2008 . 14 August 2023 . 14 August 2023 . https://archive.today/20230814103548/https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/15/content_1121941.htm . Chinese .
9. Web site: Qu Qiubai . . 14 June 2023 . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730101011/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Qu-Qiubai .
10. Web site: 任弼时：共产党员的楷模 . Ren Bishi: A model for Communist Party members . . 10 December 2020 . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730084454/http://dangshi.people.com.cn/n1/2020/1210/c85037-31961479.html . Chinese .
11. Web site: 苏兆征 . Su Zhaozheng . . 15 October 2008 . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730101240/https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/15/content_1121514.htm .
12. Web site: 谭平山为何被开除出党？又是怎么死的？. Why was Tan Pingshan expelled from the party? And how did he die? . . 26 June 2019 . 15 August 2023 . 15 August 2023 . https://archive.today/20230815124350/https://www.sohu.com/a/323005191_100033153 . Chinese .
13. Web site: 王荷波 . Wang Hebo . . 10 October 2008 . 15 August 2023 . 15 August 2023 . https://archive.today/20230815141941/https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/10/content_1116832.htm .
14. Web site: 项英 . Xiang Ying . . 15 October 2008 . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730120541/https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/10/content_1116809.htm .
15. Web site: 向忠发 . Xiang Zhongfa . . 15 October 2008 . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730120435/https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/15/content_1121923.htm .
16. Web site: Zhang Guotao . . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730094129/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zhang-Guotao .
17. Web site: Zhou Enlai . . 26 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726162637/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zhou-Enlai .
18. Web site: 邓中夏：人只有一生一死，要死得有意义，死得有价值 . Deng Zhongxia: People only have one life and one death, and they must die meaningfully and worthwhile . Chinese . . 4 May 2023 . 4 May 2023 . https://archive.today/20230504182713/http://cpc.people.com.cn/GB/34136/2543710.html .
19. Web site: Li Lisan . . 18 June 2023 . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730100621/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Li-Lisan .
20. Web site: Schram, Stuart Reynolds . Mao Zedong . . 26 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726162545/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mao-Zedong .
21. Web site: 为什么说彭公达是秋收起义的重要领导人？. Why is it said that Peng Gongda was an important leader of the Autumn Harvest Uprising? . . 15 August 2023 . 15 August 2023 . https://archive.today/20230815143157/http://news.china.com.cn/18da/2012-09/28/content_26665384.htm .
22. Web site: Zhang Guotao . . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730094129/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zhang-Guotao .
23. Web site: 张太雷：只有走十月革命的道路，才能救中国 . Zhang Tailei: Only by taking the road of the October Revolution can China be saved . Chinese . . 4 May 2023 . 4 May 2023 . https://archive.today/20230504185750/http://cpc.people.com.cn/GB/34136/2568862.html .