Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong was this guy.

His Legacy

As anticipated after Mao’s death, there was a power struggle for control of China.

Supporters of Mao credit him with advancing the social and economic development of Chinese society.

Mao is regarded as a national hero of China. In 2008, China opened the Mao Zedong Square to visitors in his hometown of Shaoshan in central Hunan Province to mark the 115th anniversary of his birth.

The Little Red Book, was published by the Government of the Peoples Republic of China from April 1964 until approximately 1976. As its title implies, it is a collection of quotations excerpted from Mao Zedongd's past speeches and publications.

About Him

He was born December. 26, 1893 (died September. 9, 1976)

-He married Yang Kaihui, Professor Yang's daughter and a fellow student, despite an existing marriage arranged by his father at home. He never acknowledged their marriage.

-In October 1930, the Kuomintang (KMT) captured Yang Kaihui as well as her son, Anying. The KMT imprisoned them both, and Anying was later sent to his relatives after the KMT killed his mother.

-He turned down an opportunity to study in France because he firmly believed that China's problems could be studied and resolved only within China. Unlike his contemporaries, Mao concentrated on studying the peasant majority of China's population.

Mao Zedonds Political history

He was a Chinese Communist leader and led the Communist Party of China (CPC) to victory against the Kuomintang in the Chinese Civil War.

He served as the
-1st chairman of the communist party of china
In office 1943-1976
-1st chairman of CPPCC
In office 1949-1954
-1st Chairman of the Central Military Commission In office 1943-1976
-1st President of the Peoples Republic of China
In office 1954-1958