Biography of Mao Zedong, Father of Modern China

On September 9, 1976, Mao Zedong, Chinese revolutionary and Chairman of the Communist Party of China, died of a heart attack at the age of 82. An excerpt from the article:

"Mao Zedong (Dec. 26, 1893–Sept. 9, 1976), the father of modern China, is not only remembered for his impact on Chinese society and culture but for his global influence, including on political revolutionaries in the United States and the Western world in the 1960s and 1970s. He is widely considered one of the most prominent communist theoreticians. He was also known as a great poet.

Fast Facts: Mao Zedong

•Known For: Founding father of the People's Republic of China, ruling the country as Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1949 until 1976
•Also Known As: Mao Tse Tung, Mao Zedong, Chairman Mao
•Born: Dec. 26, 1893 in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China
•Parents: Mao Yichang, Wen Qimei
•Died: Sept. 9, 1976 in Beijing, People's Republic of China
•Spouse(s): Luo Yixiu, Yang Kaihui, He Zizhen, Jiang Qing
•Children: Mao Anying, Mao Anqing, Mao Anlong, Yang Yuehua, Li Min, Li Na
•Notable Quote: 'Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.'"