Mao Zedong (26 December 1893 - 9 September 1976), also Chairman Mao, born in Xiangtan, Hunan Province, is the most important modern Chinese Marxist thinker. He founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) and lead the country from 1949 until his death in 1976. He is responsible for the development of Mao Zedong thought (MZT), which was fundamental to the Sinofication and application of Marxism-Leninism into the Chinese national context. Mao Zedong Thought has made profound contributions to the development of Marxism-Leninism as a whole.
Early Life
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Civil War
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Leadership of the People's Republic of China
Korean War
Five-year plans
The Great Leap Forward
Sino-Soviet Split
Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
Legacy
Maoism (officially Mao Zedong thought) continues to be an influential current among Socialist movements.
New Democracy
Protracted People's War
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 and against the cities through guerilla warfare.
Mass Line
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.