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On September 9, 1976, Mao Zedong, Chinese revolutionary and Chairman of the Communist Party of China, died of a heart attack at the age of 82. An excerpt from the article:
"Mao Zedong (Dec. 26, 1893–Sept. 9, 1976), the father of modern China, is not only remembered for his impact on Chinese society and culture but for his global influence, including on political revolutionaries in the United States and the Western world in the 1960s and 1970s. He is widely considered one of the most prominent communist theoreticians. He was also known as a great poet.
Fast Facts: Mao Zedong
•Known For: Founding father of the People's Republic of China, ruling the country as Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1949 until 1976
•Also Known As: Mao Tse Tung, Mao Zedong, Chairman Mao
•Born: Dec. 26, 1893 in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China
•Parents: Mao Yichang, Wen Qimei
•Died: Sept. 9, 1976 in Beijing, People's Republic of China
•Spouse(s): Luo Yixiu, Yang Kaihui, He Zizhen, Jiang Qing
•Children: Mao Anying, Mao Anqing, Mao Anlong, Yang Yuehua, Li Min, Li Na
•Notable Quote: 'Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.'"
"Mao Zedong (Dec. 26, 1893–Sept. 9, 1976), the father of modern China, is not only remembered for his impact on Chinese society and culture but for his global influence, including on political revolutionaries in the United States and the Western world in the 1960s and 1970s. He is widely considered one of the most prominent communist theoreticians. He was also known as a great poet.
Fast Facts: Mao Zedong
•Known For: Founding father of the People's Republic of China, ruling the country as Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1949 until 1976
•Also Known As: Mao Tse Tung, Mao Zedong, Chairman Mao
•Born: Dec. 26, 1893 in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China
•Parents: Mao Yichang, Wen Qimei
•Died: Sept. 9, 1976 in Beijing, People's Republic of China
•Spouse(s): Luo Yixiu, Yang Kaihui, He Zizhen, Jiang Qing
•Children: Mao Anying, Mao Anqing, Mao Anlong, Yang Yuehua, Li Min, Li Na
•Notable Quote: 'Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.'"
Biography of Mao Zedong, Father of Modern China
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..."After Mao's death, the moderate pragmatist branch of the Chinese Communist Party took power and ousted the leftist revolutionaries. Deng Xiaoping, now thoroughly rehabilitated, led the country toward an economic policy of capitalist-style growth and export wealth. Madame Mao and the other Gang of Four members were arrested and tried, essentially for all of the crimes associated with the Cultural Revolution.
Mao's legacy today is a complicated one. He is known as the "Founding Father of Modern China," and serves to inspire 21st-century rebellions like the Nepali and Indian Maoist movements. On the other hand, his leadership caused more deaths among his own people than that of Joseph Stalin or Adolph Hitler.
Within the Chinese Communist Party under Deng, Mao was declared to be "70% correct" in his policies. However, Deng also said that the Great Famine was "30% natural disaster, 70% human error." Nonetheless, Mao Thought continues to guide policies to this day."
Legacy
..."After Mao's death, the moderate pragmatist branch of the Chinese Communist Party took power and ousted the leftist revolutionaries. Deng Xiaoping, now thoroughly rehabilitated, led the country toward an economic policy of capitalist-style growth and export wealth. Madame Mao and the other Gang of Four members were arrested and tried, essentially for all of the crimes associated with the Cultural Revolution.
Mao's legacy today is a complicated one. He is known as the "Founding Father of Modern China," and serves to inspire 21st-century rebellions like the Nepali and Indian Maoist movements. On the other hand, his leadership caused more deaths among his own people than that of Joseph Stalin or Adolph Hitler.
Within the Chinese Communist Party under Deng, Mao was declared to be "70% correct" in his policies. However, Deng also said that the Great Famine was "30% natural disaster, 70% human error." Nonetheless, Mao Thought continues to guide policies to this day."
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Poor Mao is rolling over in his grave. The Rich who were crushing China are back.
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