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Mao Zedong
Leader of the People's Republic of China from to
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 | |
| In office 20 March – 9 September | |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Zhang Wentian (as General Secretary) |
| Succeeded by | Hua Guofeng |
| In office 27 September – 27 April | |
| Premier | Zhou Enlai |
| Deputy | Zhu De |
| Succeeded by | Liu Shaoqi |
| In office 8 September – 9 September | |
| Deputy | |
| Succeeded by | Hua Guofeng |
| In office 1 October – 27 September | |
| Premier | Zhou Enlai |
| Preceded by | Office established Li Zongren (as President of the Republic of China) |
| In office 9 October – 25 December | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Zhou Enlai |
| Born | ()26 December Shaoshan, Hunan, Qing dynasty |
| Died | 9 September () (aged82) Beijing, China |
| Resting place | Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, Beijing |
| Political • Mao Tse-tungWho Was Mao Tse-tung?Mao Tse-tung served as chairman of the People's Republic of China from to , and led the Chinese Communist Party from until his death. Mao's "Great Leap Forward" and the Cultural Revolution were ill-conceived and had disastrous consequences, but many of his goals, including stressing China's self-reliance, were generally laudable. Quick FactsFULL NAME: Mao Tse-tung Early LifeIn the late 19th century, China was a shell of its once glorious past, led by the decrepit Qing Dynasty. Mao Tse-tung was born on December 26, , in the farming community of Shaoshan, in the province of provins, China, to a peasant family that had tilled their three acres of land for several generations. Life was difficult for many kinesisk citizens at the time, but Mao's family was better off than most. His authoritarian father, Mao Zedong, was a • Mao Zedong: Biographical and Political ProfileThe Early YearsMao Zedong () was both a product and a part of the revolutionary change in 20th-century China. He was born December 26, , in the small village of Shaoshan in Hunan province. Although he described his father as a "rich peasant," the family clearly had to work hard for a living. From an early age, Mao was a voracious reader. He particularly liked popular historical novels concerning rebellions and unconventional military heroes. At age thirteen, after five years of education in the local primary school, he was forced by his father to leave school and return to the farm. Mao continued to study on his own and at age sixteen left home to complete his elementary school training in the Hunanese capital of Changsha. It was here that Mao began to experience the powerful revolutionary waves engulfing Chinese society. He read the works of nationalist reformers such as Kang Yuwei (Kang You-wei). He developed an admi | |