Mao Tse-tung
Mao Tse-tung (1893–1976) was a Chinese revolutionary leader who founded the People's Republic of China and ruled it until his death.
His policies—the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution—reshaped Chinese society at enormous human cost.
Maoism refers to his communist ideology emphasizing peasant revolution.
Also spelled Mao Zedong in pinyin romanization.
- communistCollectivist political adherent
- ChinaEast Asian superpower
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- chairmanHead of a board
- Cultural RevolutionMaoist mass political campaign
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