This biography of Mao Zedong traces the life of the Chinese revolutionary leader from his humble beginnings in Hunan province to his rise to power as the Chairman of the Communist Party of China. It examines his formative years, his involvement in the Chinese
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Mao Zedong was a Chinese communist revolutionary, writer, political theorist and the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC). He led China from the PRC's establishment in October 1949 until his death in September 1976, primarily through his role as the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). His theories, which he advocated as a Chinese adaptation of Marxism–Leninism, are known as Maoism.