Mao Zedong was officially held in high regard as a great revolutionary and savior of the nation. He played an important role in Chinese history as George Washington in American history. He led the People’s Republic of China from 1949 to 1976. In my history class in China, my teacher had told us one sentence “You may not know the present chairman in China, but you should not forget Chairman Mao.”
However, his social social-political programs, such as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, are blamed for costing millions of lives, causing severe famine and damage to the culture, society and economy of China. My grandpa felt sad when he told story about that period of time.
Anyway, he was one of the most influential figures in modern world and Chinese history.
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