Mao Zedong

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Mao Zedong (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese revolutionary and political theorist who founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) and was its paramount leader from 1949 until his death in 1976. Most political control he exercised came through his position as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). His political philosophy, known as Mao Zedong Thought, was promoted as a Chinese adaptation of Marxism–Leninism, and has influenced communist political movements and organizations worldwide. Born to a peasant family in Shaoshan, Hunan, Mao studied in Changsha and was influenced by the 1911 Revolution and ideas of Chinese nationalism and anti-imperialism. He was introduced to Marxism while working as a librarian at Peking University, and later participated in the May Fourth Movement of 1919. In 1921, Mao became a founding member of the CCP. After the start of the Chinese Civil War, he helped build the Chinese Red Army, and developed a strategy of guerrilla warfare. In...

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