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Comrade Mao's contributions to the development of Marxism-Leninism, military theory, and the theory of communist party organization are known in China as [[Mao Zedong Thought]]. Mao Zedong was also a poet and calligrapher. | Comrade Mao's contributions to the development of Marxism-Leninism, military theory, and the theory of communist party organization are known in China as [[Mao Zedong Thought]]. Mao Zedong was also a poet and calligrapher. | ||
==Early life== | == Early life (1893-1910) == | ||
'''1893''' | |||
Mao Zedong was born on December 26, 1893 in a peasant family in Shaoshan, Hunan. <ref>[https://baike.baidu.com/reference/113835/47b3UXeOlls2dqtF1RBQ9euk5nvQ6S5grjQRBfjOFkWIPa1ltVabtooqj1XMsHEO68MSM1QOJ1SrB8XHur3CBi5Ue5vS3PMNKQ December 26: Mao Zedong was born in Shaoshanchong, Xiangtan, Hunan] - Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China.</ref> | |||
'''1902-1909''' | |||
Went to study in six private schools in Shaoshan, his hometown, and receive a traditional Chinese education. | |||
'''1910''' | |||
In November | In autumn, he was admitted to Dongshan Higher Primary School in Xiangxiang County, Hunan Province. During this period, he was influenced by the reformist thoughts of Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao.<ref name=":0">[https://baike.baidu.com/reference/113835/45c61_sYsjwuFPa1aDDw8lcZjnk3omFT8e1bvav0Kglvx1_WFxZpF-EGCPAwByZusnJrNqR7WCn7nNWeNlb-PDQw3lNdl6gFAXixsnC1_4CqCQ9f-nnHKW0L Chronology of Mao Zedong's Life (1893-1925) Party History Channel] - People's Daily Online </ref> | ||
== Political Beginnings (1911 - 1920) == | |||
'''1911''' | |||
In the spring, He went to Changsha and was admitted to Xiangxiang High School in the province. During the period, He read the " Minli Daily " run by the Tongmenghui , and under its influence, He wrote an article expressing support for Sun Yat-sen and the Tongmenghui 's program. | |||
In October, in response to the Revolution of 1911 , he joined the army and served as a private soldier in the Hunan New Army. He ended up quitting after half a year. <ref name=":0" /> | |||
'''1913''' | |||
In the spring, he entered the preparatory course of Hunan Provincial Fourth Normal School. | |||
'''1914''' | |||
In autumn, he was enrolled in the eighth undergraduate class of Hunan Provincial First Normal School . While in school, under the influence of Yang Changji and other progressive teachers, he became an enthusiastic reader of " New Youth " magazine and admired Chen Duxiu and Hu Shi . | |||
'''1918''' | |||
On April 14, together with Xiao Zisheng , He Shuheng , Cai Hesen and others, he initiated the establishment of Xinmin Society . | |||
In June, graduated from Hunan Provincial First Normal School. | |||
In August, he went to Beijing for the first time to organize Hunan's work-study program in France. During his stay in Beijing, he served as the librarian of Peking University , and with the help of Li Dazhao and others, he began to accept the ideological influence of the Russian October Revolution . | |||
'''1919''' | |||
On April 6, He returned to Changsha from Shanghai. | |||
In May, in response to the May 4th Movement , the Hunan Student Union was established to lead the anti-imperialist patriotic movement of Hunan students. | |||
On July 14, the journal " Xiangjiang Review " edited by the Hunan Student Union was launched in Changsha. From July to August, he continuously wrote and published the long article "The Great Union of the People". | |||
On October 5, his mother Wen died of illness, and upon hearing the news, he rushed back to Shaoshan from Changsha. On the 8th, " Mother's Essay " was written in front of the mother's spirit. | |||
In December, he went to Beijing for the second time to lead the campaign to expel Zhang Jingyao , a warlord in Hunan. During his stay in Beijing, he read Marxist books such as The Communist Manifesto . | |||
'''1920''' | |||
In May and June, He met Chen Duxiu in Shanghai and discussed with him the Marxist books I had read. | |||
At the beginning of August, together with Yi Lirong and others, he founded the Cultural Publishing House in Changsha to spread Marxism and new culture. | |||
From August to September, he participated in the preparation for the establishment of the Russian Research Association. | |||
On November 25, wrote to Luo Zhanglong , proposing that Xinmin Society, "It is better to become a combination of doctrines. Doctrines are like a flag. Only when the flag is erected can everyone have something to look forward to and know where to go." | |||
In November, organized the Changsha Communist Group with He Shuheng and others. | |||
On December 1, he sent a letter to Cai Hesen, Xiao Zisheng and other members who were working and studying in France<ref>[https://baike.baidu.com/reference/113835/1c39dvqg0EeCuM91x0e3k_tlsCESFcu8uSTL4TQDFia5QqhnIrXBb9su2RpFWDUYACbqtMyLkzSGkaDBBMPzxzI-s6KPDA0kKzEcXCMjnIo9oWat3szC Work-Study Scholars in France] - Xinhua.net</ref>. The letter stated that he accepted Marxism and followed the path of the Russian October Revolution. Prepared to build the Socialist Youth League in Changsha. He then got married to Yang Kaihui.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== Communist Start & Beginning of Military Career (1921 - 1930） == | |||
1921 | |||
From January 1st to 3rd, together with more than ten people including He Shuheng , Peng Huang , Zhou Shizhao , Xiong Jinzheng, held the New Year's meeting of members of the Xinmin Society in Changsha Chaozong Street Cultural Publishing House. At the meeting, it was proposed that the Xinmin Society should take "transformation of China and the world" as its common purpose, and agreed to use "Russian-style" methods to transform China. | |||
From July 23 to early August, together with He Shuhen, he attended the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China held in Shanghai as a representative of the Changsha Communist Group. | |||
In August, he returned to Changsha and served as the director of the Hunan Branch of the Secretariat of the Chinese Labor Organization. Founded Hunan Self-study University with He Shuheng . | |||
On October 10, the Hunan branch of the Communist Party of China was established and served as secretary. | |||
'''1922''' | |||
In May, the Hunan District Executive Committee of the Communist Party of China was established and served as secretary. | |||
From September to December, he organized and led a series of strikes by the Guangdong-Han Railway workers, the Anyuan road and mine workers, and the Changsha mud and wood workers, pushing the Hunan labor movement to a rapid climax. | |||
'''1923''' | |||
In April, he left Changsha and arrived in Shanghai to work in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. | |||
In June, he attended the Third National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Guangzhou and was elected as a member of the Central Executive Committee, a member of the Central Bureau, and served as the Secretary of the Central Bureau. | |||
On September 16, in accordance with the decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and entrusted by Lin Boqu, the deputy director of the General Affairs Department of the Kuomintang headquarters, he returned to Changsha to prepare for the establishment of the Hunan Kuomintang organization. | |||
'''1924''' | |||
In January, he attended the first National Congress of the Chinese Kuomintang in Guangzhou and was elected as an alternate member of the Central Executive Committee. | |||
In February, he went to Shanghai and served as a member of the Shanghai Executive Department of the Kuomintang and secretary of the Organization Department. | |||
In December, he returned to Hunan to recuperate. | |||
'''1925''' | |||
In February, when he returned to Shaoshan, he recuperated from his illness and launched a peasant movement at the same time. | |||
In September, went to Guangzhou to participate in the preparations for the Second National Congress of the Kuomintang. | |||
In October, he served as the acting director of the Central Propaganda Department of the Kuomintang. | |||
On December 1, the article " Analysis of the Classes in Chinese Society " was published. | |||
On December 5, the editor-in-chief of the Kuomintang Central Propaganda Department publication " Politics Weekly " was launched.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==Library works== | ==Library works== | ||
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Chairman Mao Zedong 毛泽东 | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of comrade Mao | |
| Born | December 26, 1893 Shaoshan, Hunan, Qing dynasty |
| Died | September 9, 1976 (aged 82) Beijing, People's Republic of China |
| Cause of death | Heart attack associated with old age |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political orientation | Marxism-Leninism (developed what is now known as Mao Zedong Thought) Anti-imperialism |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
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Mao Zedong (December 26th, 1893 — September 9th, 1976) was a Chinese Marxist-Leninist revolutionary who lead the Chinese people to their proletarian revolution and served as the supreme leader of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1976. Under Mao's rule, China's life expectancy increased from 35 to 65 years and industrial production increased by an average of 11% annually.[1] Per capita food production increased by 60% and total food production increased by over 169%.[2]
Comrade Mao's contributions to the development of Marxism-Leninism, military theory, and the theory of communist party organization are known in China as Mao Zedong Thought. Mao Zedong was also a poet and calligrapher.
Early life (1893-1910)
1893
Mao Zedong was born on December 26, 1893 in a peasant family in Shaoshan, Hunan. [3]
1902-1909
Went to study in six private schools in Shaoshan, his hometown, and receive a traditional Chinese education.
1910
In autumn, he was admitted to Dongshan Higher Primary School in Xiangxiang County, Hunan Province. During this period, he was influenced by the reformist thoughts of Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao.[4]
Political Beginnings (1911 - 1920)
1911
In the spring, He went to Changsha and was admitted to Xiangxiang High School in the province. During the period, He read the " Minli Daily " run by the Tongmenghui , and under its influence, He wrote an article expressing support for Sun Yat-sen and the Tongmenghui 's program.
In October, in response to the Revolution of 1911 , he joined the army and served as a private soldier in the Hunan New Army. He ended up quitting after half a year. [4]
1913
In the spring, he entered the preparatory course of Hunan Provincial Fourth Normal School.
1914
In autumn, he was enrolled in the eighth undergraduate class of Hunan Provincial First Normal School . While in school, under the influence of Yang Changji and other progressive teachers, he became an enthusiastic reader of " New Youth " magazine and admired Chen Duxiu and Hu Shi .
1918
On April 14, together with Xiao Zisheng , He Shuheng , Cai Hesen and others, he initiated the establishment of Xinmin Society .
In June, graduated from Hunan Provincial First Normal School.
In August, he went to Beijing for the first time to organize Hunan's work-study program in France. During his stay in Beijing, he served as the librarian of Peking University , and with the help of Li Dazhao and others, he began to accept the ideological influence of the Russian October Revolution .
1919
On April 6, He returned to Changsha from Shanghai.
In May, in response to the May 4th Movement , the Hunan Student Union was established to lead the anti-imperialist patriotic movement of Hunan students.
On July 14, the journal " Xiangjiang Review " edited by the Hunan Student Union was launched in Changsha. From July to August, he continuously wrote and published the long article "The Great Union of the People".
On October 5, his mother Wen died of illness, and upon hearing the news, he rushed back to Shaoshan from Changsha. On the 8th, " Mother's Essay " was written in front of the mother's spirit.
In December, he went to Beijing for the second time to lead the campaign to expel Zhang Jingyao , a warlord in Hunan. During his stay in Beijing, he read Marxist books such as The Communist Manifesto .
1920
In May and June, He met Chen Duxiu in Shanghai and discussed with him the Marxist books I had read.
At the beginning of August, together with Yi Lirong and others, he founded the Cultural Publishing House in Changsha to spread Marxism and new culture.
From August to September, he participated in the preparation for the establishment of the Russian Research Association.
On November 25, wrote to Luo Zhanglong , proposing that Xinmin Society, "It is better to become a combination of doctrines. Doctrines are like a flag. Only when the flag is erected can everyone have something to look forward to and know where to go."
In November, organized the Changsha Communist Group with He Shuheng and others.
On December 1, he sent a letter to Cai Hesen, Xiao Zisheng and other members who were working and studying in France[5]. The letter stated that he accepted Marxism and followed the path of the Russian October Revolution. Prepared to build the Socialist Youth League in Changsha. He then got married to Yang Kaihui.[4]
Communist Start & Beginning of Military Career (1921 - 1930）
1921
From January 1st to 3rd, together with more than ten people including He Shuheng , Peng Huang , Zhou Shizhao , Xiong Jinzheng, held the New Year's meeting of members of the Xinmin Society in Changsha Chaozong Street Cultural Publishing House. At the meeting, it was proposed that the Xinmin Society should take "transformation of China and the world" as its common purpose, and agreed to use "Russian-style" methods to transform China.
From July 23 to early August, together with He Shuhen, he attended the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China held in Shanghai as a representative of the Changsha Communist Group.
In August, he returned to Changsha and served as the director of the Hunan Branch of the Secretariat of the Chinese Labor Organization. Founded Hunan Self-study University with He Shuheng .
On October 10, the Hunan branch of the Communist Party of China was established and served as secretary.
1922
In May, the Hunan District Executive Committee of the Communist Party of China was established and served as secretary.
From September to December, he organized and led a series of strikes by the Guangdong-Han Railway workers, the Anyuan road and mine workers, and the Changsha mud and wood workers, pushing the Hunan labor movement to a rapid climax.
1923
In April, he left Changsha and arrived in Shanghai to work in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
In June, he attended the Third National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Guangzhou and was elected as a member of the Central Executive Committee, a member of the Central Bureau, and served as the Secretary of the Central Bureau.
On September 16, in accordance with the decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and entrusted by Lin Boqu, the deputy director of the General Affairs Department of the Kuomintang headquarters, he returned to Changsha to prepare for the establishment of the Hunan Kuomintang organization.
1924
In January, he attended the first National Congress of the Chinese Kuomintang in Guangzhou and was elected as an alternate member of the Central Executive Committee.
In February, he went to Shanghai and served as a member of the Shanghai Executive Department of the Kuomintang and secretary of the Organization Department.
In December, he returned to Hunan to recuperate.
1925
In February, when he returned to Shaoshan, he recuperated from his illness and launched a peasant movement at the same time.
In September, went to Guangzhou to participate in the preparations for the Second National Congress of the Kuomintang.
In October, he served as the acting director of the Central Propaganda Department of the Kuomintang.
On December 1, the article " Analysis of the Classes in Chinese Society " was published.
On December 5, the editor-in-chief of the Kuomintang Central Propaganda Department publication " Politics Weekly " was launched.[4]
Library works
The following are works by Mao in ProleWiki's own Library.
References
- ↑ M. Meissner (1996). The Deng Xiaoping Era. An Inquiry into the Fate of Chinese Socialism, 1978-1994. Hill and Way.
- ↑ Guo Shutian (2004). Can China Feed Itself? Chinese Scholars on China’s Food Issue: 'China’s Food Supply and Demand Situation and International Trade'. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press.
- ↑ December 26: Mao Zedong was born in Shaoshanchong, Xiangtan, Hunan - Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Chronology of Mao Zedong's Life (1893-1925) Party History Channel - People's Daily Online
- ↑ Work-Study Scholars in France - Xinhua.net