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Mao Zedong: The Complex Legacy of the Chinese Leader
Mao Zedong, known widely and infamously as Chairman Mao, remains one of the most monumental figures in Chinese history. His life, spanning from 1893 to 1976, is marked by profound upheaval that shaped 20th-century China. Born into a relatively poor farming family in Hunan Province, Mao's background is reflective of the struggles that many faced in a rapidly changing society besieged by foreign influence and internal strife.