Mao

Mao Zedong (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese politician, revolutionary, and political theorist who founded and led the People's Republic of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. He held as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1943 until his death. His theories, which he advocated as a Chinese adaptation of Marxism–Leninism, are known as Maoism. Born to a peasant family in Shaoshan, Hunan, Mao studied in Changsha and was influenced by the 19...