In 1949, mao's forces defeated the nationalist government, which withdrew to taiwan His rule was marked by disastrous policies like the great leap forward and the cultural revolution, resulting in millions of deaths. Mao zedong, the influential chinese leader and founder of the people’s republic of china, shaped history through his revolutionary ideology and policies that transformed a nation.
Mao zedong led communist forces in china through a long revolution beginning in 1927 and ruled the nation’s communist government from its establishment in 1949. Mao zedong used controversial methods to transform china into a superpower Read a biography about the life of mao zedong the chinese communist leader responsible for the disastrous policies including the 'great leap forward' and the 'cultural revolution'.
