Mao Zedong
1st Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mao Zedong (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese Communist leader. He is notable for the resistance of the Japanese invasion and unifying China, which he ruled as the chairman of the Communist Party of China.
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Mao Zedong | |
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Chairman of the Communist Party of China | |
In office 20 March 1943 – 9 September 1976 | |
Preceded by | Zhang Wentian (as General Secretary) |
Succeeded by | Hua Guofeng |
President of the People's Republic of China | |
In office 1 October 1949 – 27 April 1959 | |
Preceded by | Post Established Chiang Kai-Shek as President of Republic of China |
Succeeded by | Liu Shaoqi |
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Nationality | Chinese |
Political party | Communist Party of China |
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