Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang


The Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang is one of eight registered minor political parties in the People's Republic of China.
It was founded in 1948 by left-wing members who broke with the main Kuomintang during the Chinese Civil War, especially those who were against Chiang Kai-shek's policies. The party claims to be the true heir of Sun Yat-sen's legacy. By the end of 2017, it had 131,410 members.
Its honorary chairperson Song Qingling served as Vice President of the People's Republic of China and Honorary President of the People's Republic of China. The chairperson Li Jishen served as vice chairman of the Central People's Government.
Among the officially sanctioned political parties of the People's Republic of China, the Revolutionary Committee is seen as second in status to the Communist Party of China. Thus, the Revolutionary Committee is allotted the second highest number of seats in the People's Political Consultative Conference. It also owns numerous assets, some formerly owned by the Kuomintang, throughout mainland China. The Revolutionary Committee operates a range of party-owned institutions, such as party schools.

History

After the end of World War II, the relationship between the Chinese Kuomintang and the Chinese Communist Party became increasingly tense, and a civil war was on the verge.
In 1945 and 1946, members of the Kuomintang's left wing formed the Three People's Confederation of Comrades and the China Nationalist Democratic Promotion Association in Chongqing and Guangzhou, respectively.
In November 1947, the first joint representative meeting of the Kuomintang left was held in Hong Kong; on January 1, 1948, the meeting announced the official establishment of the "Chinese Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee", and nominated Soong Ching-ling, the widow of Sun Yat-sen, as the Honorary Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee.
Chairman Li Jishen, He Xiangning, and Feng Yuxiang were selected as the central leadership of the organization.
In 1949, Li Jishen and other representatives of the RCCK were invited by the Communist Party of China to participate in Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China in October 1949, members of the Chinese Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee maintained positions in the municipal and central governments.
In November 1949, the second congress of the Chinese Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee was held in Beijing. At the second congress, the Chinese Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee, Chinese Nationalist Democratic Promotion Association, the Comrades of the Three Peoples Principles, and other members of the Kuomintang's left wing agreed to merge and form the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang.
Today, the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang focuses on improving relations with the Kuomintang on Taiwan, and its membership mainly consists of the descendents of Kuomintang revolutionaries.

Central Committee

The Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang has six working departments including the General Office, the Organization Department, the Propaganda Department, the Liaison Department, the Social Services Department, and the Research Department.

Chairpersons of the Central Committee

  1. Li Jishen
  2. He Xiangning
  3. Zhu Yunshan
  4. Wang Kunlun
  5. Qu Wu
  6. Zhu Xuefan
  7. Li Peiyao
  8. He Luli
  9. Zhou Tienong
  10. Wan Exiang

    Honorary Chairpersons of the Central Committee

  11. Song Qingling
  12. Qu Wu
  13. Zhu Xuefan
  14. Hou Jingru
  15. Sun Yueqi

    Chairpersons of provincial committees

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