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December 26, 1893 september 9, 1976, also known as chairman mao, was a chinese communist revolutionary who became the founding father of the peoples republic of china prc, which he ruled as the chairman of the communist party of china from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. Nov 26, 2015 the little red book or, to give its full title, quotations from chairman mao zedong contains 267 aphorisms from the communist chinese leader, covering subjects such as class struggle. This paper presents an analysis of the former chinese communist party leader chairman mao zedong s political career reigned 19491976, with regards to his success and failures. Mao zedongs little red book as communists we gain control with. Red book albania, memorandum for the autonomy of albania the charter of the malagasy socialist revolution the red book, malagasy. The little red schoolbook, published in denmark in 1969. The red book of guerrilla warfare paperback january 28, 2010 by mao zedong author, shawn conners editor 3. Long, md, faap, associate editor american academy of.
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