Mao Zedong

Chairman Mao Zedong
毛泽东
Official portrait, 1959
1st Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party
In office 20 March 1943 – 9 September 1976
Deputy	Liu Shaoqi Lin Biao Zhou Enlai Hua Guofeng
Preceded by	Position established; Zhang Wentian (as General Secretary)
Succeeded by	Hua Guofeng
1st President of China
In office 1 October 1949 – 27 April 1959
Premier	Zhou Enlai
Vice President	Zhu De
Preceded by	Office established; Chiang Kai-shek (as President of the Republic of China)
Succeeded by	Liu Shaoqi
1st and 8th Chairman of the Central Military Commission
In office Party Commission: December 1936 State Commission: 1 October 1949 – Party Commission: 9 September 1976 State Commission: 27 April 1959
Deputy	Zhu De Lin Biao Ye Jianying
Preceded by	Zhu De (Party Commission) Position established (State Commission)
Succeeded by	Hua Guofeng (Party Commission) Liu Shaoqi (State Commission)
Personal details
Born	(1893-12-26)26 December 1893 Shaoshan, Hunan, Qing dynasty
Died	9 September 1976(1976-09-09) (aged 82) Beijing, China
Resting place	Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, Beijing
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (from 1921)
Other political affiliations	Kuomintang (1925–1926)
Spouse(s)	Luo Yixiu ​ ​ (m. 1907; died 1910)​ Yang Kaihui ​ ​ (m. 1920; died 1930)​ He Zizhen ​ ​ (m. 1928; div. 1937)​
Children	17
Parents	Mao Yichang (Father) Wen Qimei (Mother)
Alma mater	Hunan First Normal University
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Mao Zedong (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese Communist politician and revolutionary. He was the first Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from 1943 until his death in 1976; the first President of China from 1949 to 1959; and the first and eighth Chairman of the Central Military Commission.

Mao's policies led to the Great Chinese Famine, which caused millions of deaths, and the Cultural Revolution, which resulted in widespread persecution and suffering.

Mao died in September 1976, and the Cultural Revolution ended that same year. Mao's supporters were imprisoned, and Deng Xiaoping, who followed Mao, revised Mao's economic policies.