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Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong was a very important man from China who lived a long time ago. He was born in 1893 and died in 1976.

Mao was very interested in politics, which is when people make decisions that affect how a country is run. Mao wanted China to be a better place, where everyone was equal and had the same opportunities. Mao became a leader in China and helped to create the Communist Party.

Communism is a type of government where everyone shares everything and the government controls everything. This means that everyone works for the good of the country and not just for themselves.

Mao became the leader of China in 1949 and he had a big impact on the country. He wanted to change the way that the country was run and to make it more equal. He encouraged people to work together to make China a better place.

Mao also had some bad ideas, though. He thought that the only way to make things better was through violence, and he started a lot of wars and conflicts. This caused a lot of people to get hurt and suffer.

Despite this, many people in China still think Mao was a great leader because he helped to make the country what it is today. But others think his ideas were too extreme and caused too much suffering.
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