Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893 - September 9, 1976), whose pseudonym was Runzhi (originally Yongzhi, later changed to Runzhi), and his pen name Ziren. A native of Xiangtan, Hunan. Leader of the Chinese people, Marxist, great proletarian revolutionist, strategist and theorist, main founder and leader of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the People's Republic of China, poet, calligrapher Home. [1] From 1949 to 1976, Mao Zedong served as the supreme leader of the People's Republic of China. His contribution to the development of Marxism-Leninism, military theory, and theoretical contributions to the Communist Party are known as Mao Zedong Thought. Because almost all of the major positions Mao Zedong held were called chairman, he was also known as "Chairman Mao". Mao Zedong is regarded as one of the most important figures in modern world history, and Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.