Mao Zedong[a] (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese politician, revolutionary, and political theorist who founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) and led the country from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976.

Mar 12, 2025 · Mao Zedong (born December 26, 1893, Shaoshan, Hunan province, China—died September 9, 1976, Beijing) was the principal Chinese Marxist theorist, soldier, and statesman who led his country’s communist revolution.

Aug 9, 2023 · Mao Tse-tung (also spelled Zedong) was the principal Chinese Marxist theorist, soldier and statesman who led his nation's Cultural Revolution.

Feb 12, 2025 · Mao Zedong was a Marxist theorist, revolutionary, and, from 1949 to 1959, the first chairman of the People’s Republic of China. Mao was one of the most influential and controversial political figures of the 20th century, in China and abroad.

Dec 1, 2023 · Mao’s reign over China is one of the most controversial in history. The impact of his leadership is profound and hard to define as strictly good or evil without exploration. Mao established ties with the Soviet Union, targeted material inequality domestically, and pursued rapid industrialization.

Dec 9, 2021 · Best known for being the founding father of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Mao Zedong was a devout Communist and Marxist soldier and statesman who led the Communist Party to victory against the Nationalist Party to become the leader of his nation in 1949.

Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung, and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao (December 26, 1893 - September 9, 1976), was a Chinese communist revolutionary and a founding father of the People's Republic of China, which he governed as Chairman of the Communist Party of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death.

Nov 9, 2009 · Mao Zedong led communist forces in China through a long revolution beginning in 1927 and ruled the nation’s communist government from its establishment in 1949. Along with Vladimir Lenin and...

Mao Zedong or Mao Tse-tung (1893-1976) was a Chinese revolutionary, political philosopher and national leader. He became the leader of communist China and one of the most significant leaders of the Cold War.

Nov 29, 2023 · From begging on the streets to leading a nation of nine hundred million, who was Mao Zedong, and how did he become the leader of China? He was a Chinese revolutionary, political leader, and founding father of the People’s Republic of China.