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Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1893 - 1976

Biography

Mao Zedong (1893-1976) was a Chinese revolutionary, military, and political leader.

Mao Zedong was born on December 26, 1893 in the Chinese province of Hunan. He worked on his family's farm until he was 16, when he moved away and attended a higher primary school. He enlisted in the military for the 1911 revolution, after which he attended the First Provincial Normal School. He participated in the student demonstrations of 1919, which led him to become committed to communist and Marxist ideals. He joined the Chinese Communist Party and led China's communist revolution. He was also the chairman of the People's Republic of China. He died on September 9, 1976.

Citation:
Britannica, via WWW, September 20, 2018 (b. December 26, 1893; b. Hunan province, china; d. September 9, 1976; farm; primary school; Changsha; revolt against Qing, 1911; revolutionary army, 6 months; First Provincial Normal School, Changsha; New People’s Study Society, 1917-18; Peking University, Beijing; May Fourth Movement; 1920, principal; m. Yang Kauhui, winter 1920; 1921, First Congress of the Chinese Communist Party; Nationalist Party; peasants; propaganda dep’t., Political Weekly; Hunan to Jinggang Mountains, red army; wife d. 1930; m. He Zizhen, 1930; Long March; Yan’an, 1936; 1936-1940 writing; 39-40 leadership; divorce 1939; m. Lan Ping/Jiang Qing, 1939; Chairman of the Secretariat and Political Bureau; PLA takes Nanjing; Oct. 1, 1949, Chairman of the People’s Republic of China; 16 year old;

Wikipedia, via WWW, September 27, 2018 (b. Dec. 26, 1893; d. Sept. 9, 1976; Chairman of Communist Party March 20, 1943- Sept. 9, 1976; Chairman of the People’s Republic of China, Sept. 27, 1954-April 27, 1959; Chairman of the Central Military Commission, Sept. 8, 1954-Sept. 9, 1976; Chairman of the Central People’s Gov’t Oct. 1, 1949- Sept. 27, 1945; 10 children; Great Leap Forward, famine, 1957; theorist; poet; military strategist; m. 1907-1910 Luo Yixui; m. 1921-1927, Yang Kaihui; m. 1928-1939, He Zizhen; m. 1914-1991, Jiang Qing;

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Helen Foster Snow papers on family history, genealogy, and early life, 1924-1999

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains manuscripts and drafts of historical prose, poetry, music, photographs, postcards, correspondence, newspaper clippings, maps, notes, conference papers, and pamphlets compiled by Helen Foster Snow, many related to genealogical research in New England. The section of correspondence is in roughly chronological order. Materials date from 1924 to 1999.

Dates: 1924-1999

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