Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
1893 – 1976 ·
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
1893 – 1976 ·
Mao Zedong (born 26 December 1893; died 9 September 1976) was a Chinese communist revolutionary, writer, and political theorist [2]. Born with the given name Zedong and family name Mao [1][4], he is recorded in his native language as 毛澤東 [6][11]. He was a member of both the Chinese Communist Party and, at an earlier stage, the Kuomintang [7].
Mao is best known as the founder of the People's Republic of China, which was established in October 1949, and he led the country until his death [2]. Over the course of his political career he held numerous senior positions, including Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, Chairman of the Central Military Commission, President of the People's Republic of China, and member of the Politburo Standing Committee, among others [12]. He died on 9 September 1976 at Zhongnanhai [10].
His political theories, developed as a Chinese adaptation of Marxism–Leninism, became known as Maoism [2]. His life and career attracted broad international attention, and he was described and assessed in sources including the Great Soviet Encyclopedia and the work Red Star Over China [3].
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