20th Century (1893–1976) · Marxism-Leninism, Political Philosophy, Revolutionary Ethics, State Education
Mao Zedong was a Chinese communist revolutionary who founded the People's Republic of China in 1949 and served as its chairman until his death in 1976. He adapted Marxism-Leninism to Chinese conditions through his ideology of Maoism, emphasizing peasant revolution, continuous class struggle, and mass mobilization. His leadership transformed China but also brought about periods of severe upheaval including the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution.