Mao Zedong – His Person, and Perspectives of Maoism By Group 1

Who is he?  A chinese revolutionary  A political theorist  A communist leader  He was the leader of the People’s Republic of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976

The Mao Era  Revolution Korean War Zhen Fan Three-anti/five-anti campaigns Hundred Flowers Campaign Anti-Rightist Movement Great Leap Forward Great Chinese Famine Cultural Revolution  Revolution Korean War Zhen Fan Three-anti/five-anti campaigns Hundred Flowers Campaign Anti-Rightist Movement Great Leap Forward Great Chinese Famine Cultural Revolution Lin Biao Gang of Four Tiananmen Incident

Leadership of China  The People's Republic of China (PRC) was established on October 1, 1949  From 1954 to 1959, Mao was the Chairman of the PRC  He was known as Chairman Mao

Maoism  A form of Marxist communist theory  Derived from the teachings of the Chinese political leader Mao Zedong  Developed during the 1950s and 1960s  It is applied as the political and military guiding ideology in the Communist Party of China

Marxist Origins  Mao’s most important reflections emerge on the concept of “contradiction" (maodun).  These are contained in two major essays: “On contradiction” and “On the correct handling of contradictions among the people”.  He adopted the idea that contradiction is present in matter itself

Death  He died on September 9 after his organs failed  He suffered a heart attack on September 2 which affected a large part of his heart  His daughter’s actions were detrimental to his health  A memorial service was held in Tiananmen Square on September 18, 1976

Legacy  The Chinese government officially regards Mao as a national hero.  In 2008, China opened the Mao Zedong Square to visitors in his hometown of central Hunan Province to mark the 115th anniversary of his birth.

Critique and Interpretation  Maoism has fallen out of favour within the Communist Party of China, since Deng Xiaoping's reforms in 1978  Deng believed that Maoism showed the dangers of "ultra-leftism", manifested in the harm perpetrated by the various mass movements that characterized the Maoist era

K What I Know ? What I Know ? W What I Want To Know ? What I Want To Know ? L What I Learned ? What I Learned ?  He was a Chinese revolutionary, political theorist and communist leader.  He was very famous  What he contributed to China ?  His early life  His political ideas  He died on September 9  He was regarded as a national hero by the government

K What I know W What I want to know L What I learned Chairman Mao was very famous at that time. He killed many people in his favour and made the country better. I wish to find out more aboutwhat he did.  Maoism is  A form of Marxist communist theory  Derived from the teachings of the Chinese political leader Mao Zedong  Developed during the 1950s and 1960s  It is applied as the political and military guiding ideology in the Communist Party of China  The Chinese government officially regards Mao as a national hero. In 2008, China opened the Mao Zedong Square to visitors in his hometown of central Hunan Province to mark the 115th anniversary of his birth