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Mao Zedong 1893-1976

 

Mao Zedong 1893-1976

 


 

Mao Zedong, also spelled Mao Tse-Tung, was China's revolutionary leader, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party, and chief of state.

A true revolutionary, Mao was a tough soldier as well.

He was the inventor of Maoism, which is Mao Zedong's interpretation of Marxism, Leninism, life, universe, and revolution in general.

 

Mao Zedong's Family

In 1920, Mao married Yang Kaihui.

 

YANG KAIHUI AND KIDS
YANG KAIHUI AND KIDS



In 1939, Mao married Jiang Qing, who died in 1991.

 

Mao Zedong's Early Years

Mao's folks were farmers. After getting the basics at village school, wee Mao became a farm hand at age 13. He went on to Changsha for more education.

 

Mao Zedong's First Revolution

The first real revolution in Mao's life started in 1911. It became known as the Chinese Revolution, which overthrew the Ch'ing, or Manchu, dynasty in 1912 and created a republic.

The Chinese Revolution, or Republican Revolution, started on October 10, 1911.

For six months, Mao was a soldier in this revolution.


Here is the map of China in 1910

China 1910
1910 China

 


Another Revolution

Since 1898, Germany claimed Kiautschou, located in China, as a colony.

After World War I and by means of the Treaty of Versailles of 1919, the allies took Kiautschou from the Germans and, instead of giving it back to China, they gave it to the Japanese. 

The Chinese were outraged, especially Chinese students. Their answer was revolt, which became known as the May Fourth Movement.

Mao was on the roll. Little by little he embraced Marxism and developed the skill of rallying the population. Furthermore, Mao discovered the revolutionary potential of the peasants.

 

Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-Shek

In 1923, Mao joined the Nationalist Party, also called Kuomintang. In 1925, the leader of the party, Sun Yat-sen, died and Chiang Kai-shek became the new head of the organization.

In 1927 the communists, including Mao, left the Nationalist Party and later organized the Red Army. When the Communists and the Nationalists didn't fight the Japanese during the Second Sino-Japanese War, they fought each other.

Mao's team won, Chiang Kai-shek was exiled to Taiwan, and Mao became China's first man in 1949. All went well until in 1959 Liu Shaoqi took Mao's place.

See also Governments of China.

 

Mao Zedong's Brief Biography

1893, December 26 - Birth in Shaoshan, Hunan, China

1911 - 1912 Chinese Revolution

1918 Graduates from school in Changsha

1919 Librarian assistant at Peking University in Beijing

1919 May Fourth Movement

1921 Foundation of the Chinese Communist Party

1931 Leader of the Chinese Communist Party

1937 - 1945 Second Sino-Japanese War

1949 - 1959 Chief of state of the People's Republic of China

1950 - 1953 Korean War

1976, September 9 - Death in Beijing
 

 

Mao Zedong Gives the Crowd His Charming Smile in 1965
Mao Zedong Gives the Crowd His Charming Smile in 1965

 

 

Mao's Impact

It is estimated that from 1958 to 1962, at least 45 million people were worked, starved, or beaten to death in China. In comparison, the Second World War caused a worldwide death toll of 55 million people.

Here is more from The Independent.

 

 

 

 

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