Mao Zedong | biography - Chinese leader | Britannica.com
Mao Zedong Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Mao Zedong, Wade-Giles romanization Mao Tse-tung (born Dec. 26, 1893, Shaoshan, Hunan province, China —died Sept. 9, 1976, Beijing), principal Chinese Marxist theorist, soldier, and statesman who led his nation ......