MAO ZEDONG

EARLY LIFE

• Born: December 26, 1893
• Born in Shaoshanchong, China
• He was the son of a wealthy farm and landowner
• He had a planned marriage at 13 to Luo Yigo but declined and ran away from home

RISE TO POWER

• He joined the New People's Society
• 10 other people helped him from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
• They merged with the KMT and Mao was nominated director of the Peasant Commisions
• Mao and his party both formed the Red Army, an army of peasants, to fight the KMT
• The KMT had to unite with the CCP to defeat the invading Japan army, helping his rise to power

HOW HE STAYED IN POWER

• He tortured people to show his dominance and how much power he had
• He accused opponents of opportunism and betrayal
• He killed about 160,000 people because of his torture method

HOW HE FELL FROM POWER

• Mao Zedong truly fell from power when he died
• He was a heavy smoker and drinker and had three heart attacks
• The third one killed him, and he might have had ALS
• He died on September 9, 1976

LEGACY

• He helped from the People's Republic of China
• He did that good thing and bad things like killing his people
• His "plan" was to be just like Stalin, with 5 year plans
• He is mostly remembered for the bad although he made a strong gov.