Mao Zedong

1893 - 1976

Mao Zedong (1893–1976) was a Chinese communist revolutionary and the founding father of the People's Republic of China. He served as the Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1949 until his death, leading the country through transformative social and economic policies such as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. Mao is widely regarded as one of the most significant political figures of the 20th century.