Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

People's Hall of Xinjiang [zh] is the venue for meetings of the CPPCC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (Chinese: 中国人民政治协商会议新疆维吾尔自治区委员会), referred to as the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee of the CPPCC (Chinese: 中国人民政治协商会议新疆维吾尔自治区委员会) or CPPCC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee (Chinese: 政协新疆维吾尔自治区委员会), is the local organizational body of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

History

In May 1951, the inaugural conference of representatives from various ethnic groups and sectors convened in Xinjiang Province, resulting in the election of the Xinjiang Provincial Consultative Committee, formally establishing the local CPPCC organization in Xinjiang.^[1] In February 1955, the inaugural session of the Xinjiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) convened in Xinjiang Province, resulting in the election of the first CPPCC organization, with Saifuddin Azizi as the first chairman. Subsequently, in October 1955, following the establishment of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,^[2] it was officially reconstituted as the CPPCC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee.^[3][4]

References

1. 政协新疆维吾尔自治区委员会新疆政协志编纂委员会; 《新疆政协志》编纂委员会; 新疆维吾尔自治区地方志编纂委员会 (1996). 新疆政协志 (in Chinese). Xinjiang People's Press. p. 1-2. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
2. 国史论丛: 《当代中国史研究》十年文选, 1994-2003 (in Chinese). 當代中國出版社. 2004. p. 194. ISBN 978-7-80170-283-8. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
3. "1955年：新疆自治区成立". 国家民族事务委员会 (in Chinese). 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
4. 新疆维吾尔自治区地方志编纂委员会 (1992). 新疆通志. 新疆维吾尔自治区地方志丛书 (in Chinese). Xinjiang People's Press. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-12-10.