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1931

November 7-20,1931

1931

The First National Congress of the Chinese Soviet was convened in Ruijin, which adopted the “Outline Constitution of the Chinese Soviet Republic,” the “Labour Law of the Chinese Soviet Republic,”the“Land Law of the Chinese Soviet Republic,”the“Decision Concerning the Economic Policies of the Chinese Soviet Republic” and other important documents, proclaimed the establishment of the Provisional Central Government of the Chinese Soviet Republic and elected the Central Executive Council consisting of 63 members. On the 25th,the Central Revolutionary Military Commission of the Chinese Soviet Republic (also known as the Revolutionary Military Commission of the Chinese Workers'and Peasants' Red Army) was formed with Zhu De as chairman and Wang Jiaxiang and Peng Dehuai as vice-chairmen. On the 27th, the Executive Council of the Central Government held its first meeting at which Mao Zedong was elected chairman of the Central Executive Council of the Chinese Soviet Republic, and Xiang Ying and Zhang Guotao vice-chairmen.