Mao Tse-tung

Mao Ze Dong

/ (ˈmaʊ tseɪˈtʊŋ) /

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1893–1976, Chinese Marxist theoretician and statesman. The son of a peasant farmer, he helped to found the Chinese Communist Party (1921) and established a soviet republic in SE China (1931–34). He led the retreat of Communist forces to NW China known as the Long March (1935–36), emerging as leader of the party. In opposing the Japanese in World War II, he united with the Kuomintang regime, which he then defeated in the ensuing civil war. He founded the People's Republic of China (1949) of which he was chairman until 1959. As party chairman until his death, he instigated the Cultural Revolution in 1966

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How to use Mao Tse-tung in a sentence

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You write a lot about Hitler versus Stalin or Hitler versus Mao.
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Was he a Chinese army general under Chairman Mao who had it prepared for him every day before he went into battle?
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Even while Hitler and Mao still captivate the popular imagination, one of the great monsters of the 20th century recedes.
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This man was called Lao-tse, a recluse and philosopher, who was already an old man when Confucius began his travels.
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Then Quawteaht gave strength to the great whale, which sounded, dragging the Tee-tse-kin beneath the waves.
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An-tung was also easily occupied by the Japanese, while Feng-hwang-cheng was set on fire and deserted by the retreating forces.
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They organized a provisional civil administration at An-tung to govern the Chinese population in the seized territory.
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There is a Chinese proverb to the effect that without having Wu Tung trees you cannot expect to see phœnixes in your garden.
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