21st Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

When

27 Jan 1959

Kind

Event

Coordinates

55.75° N, 37.62° E

Placed at the area around the town its text names, Moscow.

The 21st Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was opened at Sverdlovsky Hall in Moscow as Nikita Khrushchev welcomed 1,500 delegates, including Communist leaders from 70 nations. For the first time, Western reporters were admitted to the conclave, held for the first time since 1956.

1959 meeting of Soviet delegates

The 21st Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union took place in Moscow, USSR 27 January - 5 February 1959. It was a mid-term or "Extraordinary" Congress, timed so that Khrushchev could try to consolidate his power over rivals in the Anti-Party Group after their attempted removal of him in 1957. The Seven-Year Plan of economic development was adopted.

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