Mao+Zedong

Leader Of Chinese Revolution

**Main Idea** Mao had always been an ambitious young man, proving his points at the young age of 19. He had the great skills and qualities of a profound leader.

Mao Zedong was born into a rural family on December 26th, 1893 in Shaoshan, located in central China and didn't leave his province until he turned twenty-five. He originally planned to become a teacher and moved to Beijing, there he worked at the University's library. While working there, he came across some Marxist literature, and came to like it very much. This ultimately Led him and eleven other people to form the Chinese Communist Party in 1921.

Two years later the CCP joined with the Kuomintang Nationalist Party. This bond between the two groups was formed to overthrow the warlords, who at that time controlled much of Northern China.

Over the next few years, he became very influenced by the Russian ways of revolution, for example some of Lenin's ways. Lenin's ways seemed to interest and inspire Mao. When the head of the KNP died, he was replaced by Chiang Kai-Sheck who rid all of the communists from the organization. This caused Mao to leave the area. Mao and his followers endured a great journey.

A famous quote concerning his battle strategies from the Sino Japanese War (1937-1945): "The ememy advances, we retreat; the enemy camps, we harass; the enemy tires, we attack; the enemy retreats, we persue."

The Japanese invaded China, and Chiang Kai-Sheck agreed to reunite and collaborate with Mao, leading them to victory and defeating the Japanese; therefore leading the communists to take control over China as of October 1st of 1949 and proclaiming himself the people's republic of China.

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In 1958, Mao tried to improve China's economy by increasing the agricultural and industrial production; this reform was called the "Great Leap Forward." However, this plan did not work out so well. It actually resulted in being a cause to millions of people dying from famine. In result of this failure, Mao decided to retire his chair.

Even though he retired, he continued to contribute with China's government and he intended to make it a better country for it's inhabitants, while fixing some loose ends.

Mao Zedong died on September 9th, 1976.

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