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Mao Zedong (1893-1976)
Mao Zedong, 1957 ©Mao was a Chinese communist leader and founder of the People's Republic of China. He was responsible for the disastrous policies of the 'Great Leap Forward' and the 'Cultural Revolution'.
Mao was born on 26 December 1893 into a peasant family in Shaoshan, in Hunan province, central China. After training as a teacher, he travelled to Beijing where he worked in the University Library. It was during this time that he began to read Marxist literature. In 1921, he became a founder member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and set up a branch in Hunan. In 1923, the Kuomintang (KMT) nationalist party had allied with the CCP to defeat the warlords who controlled much of northern China. Then in 1927, the KMT leader Chiang Kai-shek launched an anti-communist purge.
Mao and other communists retreated to south east China. In 1934, after the KMT surrounded them, Mao led his followers on the 'Long March', a 6,000 mile journey to northwest China to establish a new base.
The Communists and KMT were again temporarily allied during eight years of war with Japan (1937-1945), but shortly after the end of World War Two, civil war broke out between them. The Communists were victorious, and on 1 October 1949 Mao proclaimed the founding of the
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Mao Zedong
Leader of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1976
For the TV series, see Mao Zedong (TV series).
"Mao" redirects here. For other uses, see Mao (disambiguation).
Mao Zedong | |
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Mao in 1950 | |
| In office 20 March 1943 – 9 September 1976 | |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Zhang Wentian (as General Secretary) |
| Succeeded by | Hua Guofeng |
| In office 27 September 1954 – 27 April 1959 | |
| Premier | Zhou Enlai |
| Deputy | Zhu De |
| Succeeded by | Liu Shaoqi |
| In office 8 September 1954 – 9 September 1976 | |
| Deputy | |
| Succeeded by | Hua Guofeng |
| In office 1 October 1949 – 27 September 1954 | |
| Premier | Zhou Enlai |
| Preceded by | Office established Li Zongren (as President of the Republic of China) |
| In office 9 October 1949 – 25 December 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Zhou Enlai |
| Born | (1893-12-26)26 December 1893 Shaoshan, Hunan, Qing China |
| Died | 9 September 1976(1976-09-09) (aged 82) Beijing, China |
| Resting place | Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, Beijing |
| Political party | CCP (from 1921) |
| Other political affiliations | Kuomintang (1925–1926) |
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