Central Military Commission

A Central Military Commission or National Defense Commission is an organisation typical of socialist one-party states espousing communism, responsible for supervising the nation's armed forces.

Examples of existing CMCs can be found for example in China, North Korea and Vietnam.

  • Central Military Commission (China)
  • Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea
  • Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam
  • National Military Council defunct Chinese KMT committee
  • Central Military Commission (Chinese Soviet Republic) (defunct)

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