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The "Eternal Parliament"[1] (Chinese: 萬年國會, lit. 'Ten-thousand-year Congress')[a] refers to the first congress of the Republic of China (Taiwan), composed of the National Assembly, Legislative Yuan, and Control Yuan, enduring 43 years from 1948 and until 1991. Members of the congress were officially named as Senior Congressperson (Chinese: 資深中央民代 or 資深民代), but derogatorily referred to as "Ten-thousand-year delegates" and "Old Thieves" (Chinese: 老賊).[2][b]
The assembly commenced after the first elections in 1947 and 1948 mandated by the newly enacted Constitution of the Republic of China, with the inaugural meeting held in 1948 Nanking. While their limit was limited to three or six years, it was extended indefinitely as a result of the defeat in the Chinese civil war in December 1949 which forced the government and the legislature to retreat to Taiwan. The congress only came to a close on 31 December 1991 amidst democratization on the island.
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- ^ Dreyer, June Teufel (1992). "Taiwan's December 1991 Election". World Affairs. 155 (2): 67–70. JSTOR 20672342.
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