1, 1956 65438+ 10-0 —— the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China forwarded the instruction of "Report of the Party Group of Ethnic Affairs Committee on Several Issues Concerning the Work of Minority Languages and Characters", pointing out that it is an important problem to help ethnic minorities create and reform scripts in China.

2.1956 February 18 —— the State Council, China issued a notice: in order to promote the unity of all ethnic groups, state organs, schools, enterprises, democratic parties and people's organizations at all levels are not allowed to use the name "Manchu" in all kinds of documents, works, newspapers and periodicals except for citing historical documents.

3.1June 4, 956 —— The Ministry of Education and the Central Ethnic Affairs Commission jointly held the second national conference on ethnic education in Beijing. The meeting pointed out that in the whole process of ethnic education development, ethnic education should gradually approach and catch up with the development level of the Han nationality. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out literacy work in ethnic areas step by step and popularize compulsory primary education. At the same time, the meeting also discussed the outline of national ethnic education in the next decade.

4.1September 20th, 956-The governments of China and Nepal signed the Agreement on Maintaining Friendly Relations between China and Nepal and the Agreement on Trade and Transportation between China, Tibet and Nepal in Kathmandu. Yunnan Ninglang Yi Autonomous County was established. ? Qinghai University for Nationalities was established in Xining and held its opening ceremony.

5.1956 65438+February 24th-The first national conference on minority culture was held in Beijing. Zhang Zhixiang, Vice Minister of Culture, gave a report on Further Developing Cultural Work in Minority Areas, and Sakongliao, Deputy Director of the Central Ethnic Affairs Commission, gave a report on Cultural Work and Ethnic Policies.