At the first session of the Second National People's Congress in 1959, he was elected President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
This decision has a profound impact on the future development of our country. However, behind this decision lies a little-known story. It turned out that the first candidate recommended by our party was **, but after learning of this, ** took the initiative to raise objections to ***, thinking that it was more appropriate for *** to serve as ***.
So, let's go back to 1959 and why refuse to hold the position
On September 27, 1954, the First National People's Congress passed the resolution to abolish the People's Committee, and also decided to establish the post of People's Committee.
For **, this incident means that he has the opportunity to become the person in charge of this new position. However, ** rejected the opportunity, and his decision attracted the attention and discussion of many people.
1.In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, **, as the great leader of the Chinese people, naturally became the first comrade *** was elected vice chairman at the same meeting.
2.Since *** shoulders many important responsibilities, he has repeatedly expressed his desire to no longer serve as *** and instead focus on party affairs.
Although the idea was not accepted by everyone at first, after *** persistently came up with it and carried out ideological work, everyone finally agreed with his idea.
Therefore, at the Sixth Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the decision to no longer serve as the leader of the Eighth Central Committee was unanimously adopted. 3.However, this decision also brings a new question: when the second National People's Congress is about to be held, who will replace *** as the next ***?
This is a matter of great urgency.
The elections are conducted by the National People's Congress, but before that, the number of candidates needs to be determined by ***. **Before the convening of the Second National People's Congress, the number of candidates must be determined.
Regarding the number of candidates, ** is not clearly indicated, but is determined by continuous screening. The initial list of candidates included multiple candidates, but after much screening, the number of candidates was determined to be between ** and ***.
However, in the eyes of all, both in terms of prestige and actual status as Vice-Chair, ** is a more suitable candidate. Therefore, only half a year before the convening of the second National People's Congress, the Organization Department and the Ministry of the Ministry of Education drafted a list of candidates for national leaders, and conveyed the list to the main person in charge of the country for comments, and the list was also passed to the hands of the people.
In this list, the column of candidates for ** is blank, while *** is used as a candidate for the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. So when ** didn't find his name on the list, he realized that *** the blank for the candidate was reserved for him.
After thinking about it for a long time, ** made a decision: refuse to be *** candidate. On December 29, 1958, he wrote to ***, then the general secretary, making it clear that *** was more suitable for the post of *** and that he was willing to let the organization arrange his position.
*The reason for refusing to be a candidate for *** is simple, that is, he is 7 years older than *** and it is not appropriate to hold ***. However, ** for the sake of New China, he has always worked hard and fought all his life, and the past years have been full of glory.
*,* The chairman's close comrade-in-arms is a great proletarian revolutionary deeply loved by the Chinese people. He died in Beijing on July 6, 1976, but his life is still admired and remembered by future generations.
His life is full of historical grandeur and entrepreneurial hardships. ** Born in 1886 to a poor peasant family in Sichuan, he entered the Yunnan Jiangwutang at the age of 20 and was deeply influenced by various political ideas, including the Protectorate War against Yuan Shikai's restoration of the imperial system and the anti-communist ideology.
Despite this, ** still found General Secretary Chen Duxiu and expressed his desire to join the Communist Party of China. However, due to his military background, his request was denied.
* Devoted to the salvation of the motherland, in search of the true meaning of Marxism and the truth of the revolution, he embarked on the road to Germany. Here, he met *** who also had the same ambition to save the country, and the two of them resonated with their thoughts of saving the country.
During his stay in Germany, he actively participated in revolutionary activities and studied Marxist theory in depth. However, his revolutionary zeal caused displeasure among the Berlin police authorities, who twice ** and were deported.
Eventually, he went to the Soviet Union to study military affairs, and after returning from his studies in 1926, he devoted himself to revolutionary work. During the First Kuomintang-Communist Cooperation Northern Expedition, ** played an important role.
His military talent and firm revolutionary beliefs enabled him to achieve remarkable achievements in the Northern Expedition. In April 1928, he led more than 10,000 people to successfully join forces in Jinggangshan, which marked this historic moment"Vermilion does not divide the family"The beginning of the revolutionary camaraderie.
* His firm belief and selfless dedication have enabled him to achieve outstanding achievements in the revolutionary cause, and his story will always inspire us to fight for the country and the people.
When the chairman decided not to hold the post of chairman, the highly respected chairman of the National People's Congress resolutely said that he was too old to hold this position, and finally assumed the position of chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
Against the background of the victory of the War of Liberation, building a brand-new democratic country has become the historical task of the party and the people. After intensive preparations, the first National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) was convened in September, during which he was elected vice chairman of the People's Committee.
After that, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, vice chairman of the People's Revolutionary Military Commission, and secretary of the CPC Discipline Inspection Commission. Under the needs of the times of building a new China, we have always adhered to the leadership of the motherland as the core, and firmly devoted ourselves to the future construction of the motherland.
In 1954, the first National People's Congress was convened, and he was elected vice president of the state and vice chairman of the National Defense Commission.
* With the happiness of the people as his original intention, whether he is the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, he always puts the people in his heart. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he embarked on a new journey, visiting and researching all parts of the country to understand the living conditions of the people, and his footprints were all over the country.
Taking 1964 as an example, he personally inspected 16 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, including Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, Henan, Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang.
He is well aware that the development of the country is inseparable from the people's livelihood, so he has worked tirelessly to travel around. No matter what position he is in, his original intention has always remained the same, that is, to seek happiness for the people.
* Comrades stressed the importance of the mass line on a number of important occasions.
There are many voices in history that speak for the working people, and the voice of ** is particularly loud. His original intention has never changed, that is, to seek happiness for the people. He is well aware that people's livelihood is inseparable from economic development, so during the visit, he not only deeply understands the people's livelihood, but also understands the economic development of various places and cares about the economic development of the whole country.
Even when he was dying, he still insisted on asking his secretary to read documents and newspapers for him, and exhorted the personnel concerned to grasp economic construction and promote production. He said to the *** who came to visit: "In my opinion, we still have to grasp production, how can there be a reason why socialism does not grasp production?" ”
His voice, though faint, was still powerful.
The example fully illustrates that his life is dedicated to the country and the people, and even at the last moment of his life, he still thinks about the motherland and the people in his heart.
Looking back on his life, his whole life was about struggle and revolution, and what can best summarize his life is his spirit of selfless dedication to the country and the people.
From the historical moment of refusing to serve as the first to the great deeds of his life for the revolution and the people, he vividly shows the glorious image of the first, he is a typical representative of the revolutionary ancestors who are selfless and dedicated, and their greatness and nobility inspire us.
As future generations and successors, while enjoying the achievements of our predecessors, we should also set an example for future generations, make contributions to the rejuvenation of the country, inherit and carry forward the wisdom of our predecessors, and create a better future.