Mao Zedong (26 December 1893 — 9 September 1976), also commonly known as Chairman Mao or Mao, was born in Xiangtan, Hunan Province, and was the most important modern Chinese leader, patriot, revolutionary, statesman, strategist and Marxist theorist. Mao was one of the founding figures of the Communist Party of China and the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC), leading the country from 1949 until his death in 1976. He was responsible for the development of Mao Zedong thought (MZT), which was fundamental to the Sinofication and application of Marxism-Leninism within the Chinese context. Mao Zedong Thought has made profound contributions to the development of Marxism-Leninism as a whole.
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Early Life[edit | edit source]
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Civil War[edit | edit source]
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Leadership of the People's Republic of China[edit | edit source]
Korean War[edit | edit source]
Five-year plans[edit | edit source]
The Great Leap Forward[edit | edit source]
Sino-Soviet Split[edit | edit source]
Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution[edit | edit source]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
Maoism (officially Mao Zedong thought) continues to be an influential current among Socialist movements.
New Democracy[edit | edit source]
Protracted People's War[edit | edit source]
People's War was described by Mao as the "revolutionary struggle of the vast majority of people against the exploiting classes and their state structures". This struggle would feature rural populations mobilizing against urban population centers through guerilla warfare, achieving victory via the country surrounding the cities.
Mass Line[edit | edit source]
The Mass Line is a development derived from the idea of the Vanguard Party by Vladimir Lenin. It can be summarized through the phrase "To the masses - from the masses - to the masses". This strategy entails the gathering of scattered ideas from the masses, developing those ideas into a codified strategy and relaying this plan back to the masses for its implementation. This cycle of learning and subsequently teaching the masses is intended to be an infinite loop.