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Mao Zedong
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1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)

Also known as: Tse-tung Mao, Chairman Mao, Chairman Mao Zedong, Jeon-zi, Jun-chih, Lun-chi

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Known works

  • Mao's road to power (1992)
  • Mao Tŝe-tung's quotations (1967)
  • Illustrated poems of Mao Zedong = (2006)
  • The writings of Mao Zedong, 1949-1976 (1986)
  • On Practice and Contradiction (Revolutions)