Mao Zedong

**Mao Zedong**
	1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
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Name in native language	毛澤東 (máo zé dōng, traditional Chinese characters);
Date of birth	26 December 1893; Shaoshan (Qing dynasty); 毛澤東
Date of death	9 September 1976 (00:10); Zhongnanhai
Manner of death	natural causes (death of Mao Zedong);
Cause of death	cardiovascular disease (death of Mao Zedong);
Place of burial	Mausoleum of Mao Zedong (1976–);
End of work period	1976;
Country of citizenship	Qing dynasty (1893–1911); Republic of China (1912–1949); Chinese Soviet Republic (1931–1937); People's Republic of China (1949–1976);
Residence	Zhongnanhai; Mao Zedong's Former Residence; Former residence of Mao Zedong during his first stay in Beijing;
Educated at	Dongshan Senior High School (1910–1911); Xiangxiang First Senior High School (1911–1911); The First High School of Changsha, Hunan (1912–1912); Hunan First Normal University (1913–1918);
Occupation	politician; poet; writer; philosopher; librarian (Peking University Library, 1918–1919); strategist; political theorist; revolutionary; calligrapher; military theorist; communist; author;
Employer	Peking University Library;
Member of political party	Chinese Communist Party; Kuomintang (1923–1927);
Position held	Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (1945–1976); Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party (1945–1976); Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (1949–1954); President of the People's Republic of China (1954–1959); member of the National Political Assembly; member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (1935–1945); member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (1956–1976); president;
Field of work	teaching; politics; dictatorship; poetry; creative and professional writing; philosophy; library science; military strategy; calligraphy; guerrilla warfare;
Movement	Marxism–Leninism–Maoism;
Native language	Chinese;
Significant event	Long March; Hundred Flowers Campaign; Great Chinese Famine;
Father	Mao Yichang;
Mother	Wen Qimei;
Sibling	Mao Zemin; Mao Zetan;
Child	Mao Anying; Mao Anqing; Mao Anlong; Yang Yuehua; Li Min; Li Na;
Spouse	Luo Yixiu (1908–1910); Yang Kaihui (1920–1930); He Zizhen (1928–1938); Jiang Qing (1938–1976);
Notable work	Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung; Selected works of Mao Zedong; Poetry of Mao Zedong; calligraphy of Mao Zedong; On the People's Democratic Dictatorship; Three Old Articles; On Coalition Government; Bombard the Headquarters; Statement by comrade Mao Zedong, chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, in support of the Afro-American struggle against violent repression; Maoism; Jiangxi–Fujian Soviet; proclamation of the People's Republic of China; Anti-Rightist Campaign; Great Leap Forward; The Shian Kian Weekly Review; On New Democracy;
Award received	People's Liberation Army Strategist;
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中國共產黨第一任中央委員會主席、中華人民共和國第一代最高領導人（1893–1976）; 中国共产党第一任中央委员会主席、中华人民共和国第一代最高领导人（1893–1976）; 중국공산당의 초대 주석 (1893–1976); prezidento de la Komunista Partio de Ĉinio (1893–1976); čínský politik a diktátor; politiko chines (1893–1976); चीनी क्रांतिकारी कम्युनिस्ट नेता (1893–1976); চীনা কমিউনিস্ট পার্টির চেয়ারম্যান ড (1893–1976); homme d'État chinois et fondateur de la république populaire de Chine; ލިޔުންތެރިއެއް; 中国共产党第一任中央委员会主席、中华人民共和国第一代最高领导人（1893–1976）; lãnh tụ cộng sản Trung Quốc (1893–1976); Ķīnas Komunistiskās partijas vadītājs (1893–1976); nangbangon ti Republika ti Tattao ti Tsina (1893–1976); оснивач и први вођа НР Кине (1949—76); 1º Presidente do Comitê Central do Partido Comunista da China e fundador e líder da República Popular da China (1893–1976); 中国共产党第一任中央委员会主席、中华人民共和国第一代最高领导人（1893–1976）; kinesisk statsleder og teoretiker (1893–1976); Çin Kommunist Partiyasının sədri (1893–1976); 中國共產黨首任中央委員會主席、中華人民共和國初代最高領導人（1893–1976）; 1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976); أول رئيس للحزب الشيوعي الصيني; တရုတ်ကွန်မြူနစ်ပါတီ၏ဥက္ကဋ္ဌ (1893–1976); 中國共產黨第一任中央委員會主席、中華人民共和國第一代最高領導人（1893–1976）; kínai politikus (1893–1976); Yewın serekê Partiya Komunistê Çini, ronayoğê Komara Şarê Çini (1893–1976); XX быуатта Ҡытай дәүләт һәм сәйәси эшмәкәре, маоизм тәғлимәте теоретигы; gwleidydd, bardd, llenor, athronydd, athro, llyfrgellydd, damcaniaethwr gwleidyddol, chwyldroadwr a tactegydd milwrol (1893-1976); رئیس سابق حزب کمونیست چین; 中国共产党第一任中央委员会主席，中华人民共和国第一代最高领导人; formand for Kinas kommunistiske parti 1949-1976; चीनको कम्युनिस्ट पार्टीको अध्यक्ष (1893–1976); 中国の政治家、思想家、中国共産党初代主席、中華人民共和国初代指導者 (1893-1976); שליט סין בעבר; rerum novarum fautor et dux civilis Sinensis (1893–1976); पीपुल्स रिपब्लिक ऑफ चाइना के संस्थापक पिता (1893–1976); 中国共产党第一任中央委员会主席、中华人民共和国第一代最高领导人（1893–1976）; Kiinan johtaja (1893–1976); 1st Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976); சீன கம்யூனிச தலைவர் (1893–1976); rivoluzionario, politico e poeta cinese (1893-1976); кітайскі рэвалюцыянэр, дзяржаўны і палітычны дзяяч; Κινέζος κομμουνιστής επαναστάτης και ιδρυτής της Λαϊκής Δημοκρατίας της Κίνας (1893–1976); 中国共产党第一任中央委员会主席丶中华人民共和国第一代最高领导人（1893–1976）; 1.º Presidente do Comitê Central do Partido Comunista da China e fundador e líder da República Popular da China (1893–1976); 中國共產黨第一任中央委員會主席、中華人民共和國第一代最高領導人（1893–1976）; president del Comitè Central del Partit Comunista de la Xina (1893–1976); Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti diktatörü (1949–1976); Die eerste Opperleier van die Volksrepubliek van China (1893–1976); kitajski politik, ustanovitelj in prvi predsednik Ljudske republike Kitajske (1893–1976); Kinas ledare 1949–1976; China karimba ŋun nyɛ doo (1893–1976); Ketua ke-1 Partai Komunis Tiongkok dan pendiri Republik Rakyat Tiongkok (1893–1976); ผู้นำคอมมิวนิสต์จีน (ค.ศ. 1893–1976); przywódca chiński (1893–1976); ചൈനീസ് കമ്യൂണിസ്റ്റ് വിപ്ലവകാരി (1893–1976); Chinees politicus (1893–1976); 中國共產黨第一任中央委員會主席、中華人民共和國第一代最高領導人（1893–1976）; chinesischer Revolutionär, Diktator und Überragender Führer der Kommunistischen Partei Chinas (1893–1976); 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Máu Zéh-ton; Mô Chhe̍t-tûng; Mo Chhet-tung; Mao² Tsê²-tung¹; Mou Zaak-dung; Mo Tek-tong; Mô͘ Te̍k-tong; Moo Tik-tang; Môo Ti̍k-tang; Rùnzhī; Jun-chih; Jeon-zi; Máo Zhǔxí; Mao; Chairman Mao; Mau Zerdong; Mao Zédong; Mouh Jaahk-dung; Lun-chi; Mao Runzhi; Mao Jun-chih; Máo Rùnzhī; Chairman Mao Zedong; Mao Tsê-tung; 毛润之; Mao Zedong; Mao Ze Dong; Maozedong; Tse Toung Mao; Mau Tzerdong; Máo Zédōng; Máo Rùnzhī; Chairman Mao Zedong; Mao Runzhi; Chairman Mao; Môo Ti̍k-tang; Rùnzhī; Jun-chih; Jeon-zi; Mouh Jaahk-dung; Lun-chi; Mao; Mao; Mo Tèktung; माओ त्से-तुंग; Máo Zédōng; Mao Tse-tung; Mao Chủ tịch; Mao Tse-Tung; Mao Tsetung; Mao Zedong; Mao; Mao; Mao Dzedunas; Mao Dzedungas; Mao Dzedong; Mao Zedong; 毛潤之; maudzydyn; 毛润之; เหมา เจ๋อตุง; ประธานเหมา; Mao Tse-tung; Mao Ce-tung; Formann Mao; Sədr Mao; Mao Zedun; Mao Tse-tung; 毛泽东; Mao Ze Dong; Mao Tse-tung; Máo Zédōng; Mao Tsê-tung; 毛潤之; 毛主席; 毛潤之; Mao Zedong; الرئيس ماو; ماو; 石三伢子; 子任; 毛子任; 学任; 毛学任; 毛学润; 毛咏芝; 毛泳芝; 毛永滋; 毛咏滋; 毛允滋; 毛润芝; 毛润之; 二十八画生; 毛奇; 毛石山; 杨引之; 钟英; 杨子任; 事任; 李德胜; 李得胜; 周石林; 涧西; 毛万山; 赵东; 国彬; 马任; 自任; Mao; Başkan Mao; Mao Zedong</nowiki>

Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893 – September 9, 1976) was the Chairman of the Politburo from 1943 and the Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China from 1945 until his death.

Pronunciation

Mandarin^ⓘ

Early images

Mao in 1920
Mao in 1924
Mao in 1927
Mao in 1934
Mao in 1935
Mao Zedong in Yan'an.
Mao Zedong in Yan'an.
Mao with a group of students in 1938
Mao in 1938
Mao giving speach, 1939
Autumn Harvest Riot participants.
Mao Zedong Wang Ming in Yan'an, 1937.
Mao Zedong and Zhang Guotao in Yan'an, 1938
Mao and Pang Dehuai in Yan'an.
1946 Mao in Yan'an.
reading a newspaper
Mao in the 1940s
Mao in the 1960s

Official portraits

Portrait of Mao at the Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen)
Portrait of Mao at Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen) in Beijing
Mao Zedong Museum in Changsha, Hunan province, China

Images from: Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung

Below are images from Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung 《毛主席语录》

Mao, ca. 1910
Mao, ca. 1925
Mao working in a rice field
Mao wearing a cap
Mao standing in a jeep
Mao voting
Mao making a speech
Mao in front of a crowd
Mao visiting workers
Mao visiting with a family
Mao sitting
Mao playing ping pong

Mao's staff

Mao's secretary Li Rui (李锐)
Mao's secretary Tian Jiaying (田家英), who committed suicide during cultural revoulution
Mao's secretary Hu Qiaomu (胡喬木)

Group photo

Mao in 1944 with foreign reporters
Mao in 1946 with Chiang Kai-shek
Mao in 1949 with overseas Chinese Chen Jiageng and Zhuang Mingli
1949 Mao and Stalin during Stalin's 70 birthday
Mao Zedong with female representatives of Democracy Youth League of China (later renamed to the "Communist Youth League of China") 3rd National Representative Conference, in 1957

Poster

graphic design
Red Flag with Mao

Family

1924 Yang Kahui (Mao's second wife) and children (Mao Anying and Mao Anqing).
Mao's son Mao Anying (毛岸英) and daughter-in-law Liu Songlin (刘松林)
Mao with his son Mao Anying (毛岸英) daughter-in-law Liu Songlin (刘松林), and daugter Li Ne (李讷), April, 1949
1946 Mao and son Mao Anying in Yan'an (1946年，毛泽东与毛岸英在延安王家坪).

Mao and He Zizhen

Bewlows are images of Mao and He Zizhen, his third wife

Mao and third wife He Zizhen 贺子珍.
1928 Mao and third wife He Zizhen. 毛泽东和贺子珍是1927年10月在井冈山相识

Mao and Jiang Qing

Bewlows are images of Mao and Jiang Qing, his fourth wife

Mao, Jiang Qing and daughter Li Na.
Mao and Jiang Qing, 1946
Young Jiang Qing with Mao in Yan'an
Jiang-Mao in Yan'an with daughter.
Jiang-Mao on inspection tour.
Jiang-Mao in Yan'an.
Jiang-Mao in Yan'an.

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