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History & Society
- Born:
- December 26, 1893 China
- Title / Office:
- head of state (1949-1959), China
- Political Affiliation:
- Chinese Communist Party Nationalist Party
- Notable Family Members:
- spouse Jiang Qing
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Mao Zedong, Wade-Giles romanization Mao Tse-tung, (born December 26, 1893, Shaoshan, Hunan province, China—died September 9, 1976, Beijing), principal Chinese Marxist theorist, soldier, and statesman who led his country’s communist revolution. Mao was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1935 until his death, and he was chairman (chief of state) of the People’s Republic of China from 1949 to 1959 and chairman of the party also until his death. When China emerged from a half century of revolution as the world’s most populous country and launched itself on a path of economic development and social change, Mao ...(100 of 6043 words)