Mao Zedong

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Mao Runzhi

Mao Zedong (Simplified Chinese: 毛泽东; Traditional Chinese: 毛澤東; Pinyin: Máo Zédōng; Wade-Giles: Mao Tse-tung); December 26, 1893–September 9, 1976 was a Chinese military and political leader who led the Communist Party of China (CPC) to victory against the Kuomintang (KMT) in the Chinese Civil War, and was the leader of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. Regarded as one of the most important figures in modern world history, and named... full article at wikipedia

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Dec 26, 1893

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Shaoshan

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Jiang Qing
Yang Kaihui
He Zizhen
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Power grows from the barrel of a gun.	Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong
Classes struggle, some classes triumph, others are eliminated. Such is history; such is the history of civilization for thousands of years.
Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.
War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.
A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery; it cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.
If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.
I have witnessed the tremendous energy of the masses. On this foundation it is possible to accomplish any task whatsoever.
An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy.
The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history.
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Sep 9, 1976

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Beijing

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Motor neuron disease

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