Mao Zedong Biography – life Story, Career, Awards, Age, Height
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Early Life
Mao Ze Dong was born on 28 December1893, in Shaoshan village, Province Hunan in China. His father “Mao Yichang” was an impoverished peasant who became one of the wealthiest farmers in Shaoshan.
His child hood was not easy because he was often bitten by his ill father. His mother Wen Qimei was a Buddhist.
At the age of 8, he started his early Education from his Village’s Shaoshan Primary School. To learn the Confucianism (Ideology).
The Rising
He was fond of reading and he continue his reading while working on farms. He developed a “Political Consciousness” from Zheng Guanying’s booklet which lamented the reducing quality or strength of Chinese Power and argued for the adoption of representative democracy. Mao was inspired by the military Finesse and nationalistic Fervency of “George Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte”.
He supported the protesters Demands but armed forces suppressed the protesters and kill their leaders. The famine spread to Shaoshan, where peasants capture his father’s grain.
At the age of 16, Mao went to a High Primary School in nearby Dongshan. Where he was bullied for his peasant background.
In 1911, Mao began to study in middle school in Changsha. Revolutionary tender was strong in the city. Where People was animus toward Emperor Puyi’s absolute monarchy, and many were fighting for republicanism. He was drop out form the school and he continued his study individually.
He was inspired by Fredrich Paulsen. Who was broad accent of Individualism? This led to Mao to believe that Strong Individual were not bounded by moral codes but should struggle for their great good.
Mao’s ambition was teaching. So, in 1918 Mao graduated from the Hunan First Normal School, becoming a certified teacher.
At the same year his mother died that’s why Mao had no desire to return home. Finally, he became librarian assistant at Beijing University and attended a few classes
So finally, in 1921, he became one of the inaugural members of the “Chinese Communist Party” (CPC).
Journey as a Leader
The CPC party was founded by Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao. The first session of the National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 1921 was attended by 13 delegates, Mao Included.
In 1923 Chinese leader Sun Yat-Sen began a policy of active cooperation with the Chinese Communists, so Mao support both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
In March 1925 Chines President Sun Yat-Sen died, and his successor, Ching Kai-Shek, became the chairman of the Kuomintang.
Struggle For Power
Moa helped establish the soviet Republic of china in the mountainous area of Jiangxi and was elected chairman of small republic. He developed a small but strong army of guerilla fighters. Chines president Kai-shek was getting nervous about their success and growing people’s strength. On the other hand, Mao had good ability of communication and he had a charisma that people trust on his and accept his words.
The CPC founded the workers and Peasants Red Army of China, which was known as “Red Army of China”
Leader of China
In July 1937, the Japanese imperial Army invaded China Known as Rapes of Nanking forcing Chiang Kai-shek to flee the capital in Nanking.
KMT and CPC joint together to fight with Japanese so they held a LONG MARCH
At the time of need Mao Established himself as a Military leader and with aid from Allied forces helped fight the Japanese.
With the Japanese defeat in 1945 Mao Ze Dong was able to control all of china. Effort were made by United State of America to establish a Government, but china slid into a bloody civil war.
At the end on October 1,1949 in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, Mao Ze Dong announced the establishment of the People’s Republic of China. Chiang Kai-shek and his followers fled to the island of Taiwan, where they formed the Republic of China. Where they formed Republic of china.
Power of a Leader
In October 1950, Mao made the decision to send the People’s Volunteer Army (PVA) into the war in Korea and fight.
resist America and helped Korea in Korea war (1952) which helped him immensely.
Communist crushed all the political opposition and also laid a great emphasis to industry building. In 1953 he formed cooperative which proved very beneficial but upcoming years was not easy at all.
He gave the rights to women and also told them to seize the land from their landlords resulting deaths of thousands.
During the land reform a significant number of landlords and well-to-do peasants were beaten to death.
Mao himself claimed that a total of 700,000 people was killed in attacks on “Counter-Revolutionaries” during the year 1950 to 1952
Mao launched the First Five-year Plan (1953 to 1958)
The plan aimed to end Chinese dependence upon agriculture I order to become a world Power.
Land Reforms
In January 1958 Mao launched the “Great Leap Forward” attempting to increase industrial production. There 75,000 people were working in the fields. Due to this a great famine came in china and which cause death of millions. People thought that this was because of Mao’s Policies. In the worst manmade famine in human history and estimated 40 million people died of hunger between 1959 and 1961.In 1962 control had been loot from Mao Ze Dong.
Year of Mao
The time period from 1960 to 1976 called Year of Mao. Mao had lost his political Power, but he continued his struggle. He started cultural revolution which was his great tactics. Mao reorganized the party and liu (die due to isolation) and Deng Xiaoping was demoted. Youth of china killed the people who was against the Mao Ze Dong. They called themselves “Red Army”.
Death
In September 9, 1976 he was died at the age of 82 because of smoking.
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Now I am writing about 9 C’s and Leadership Path Goal Theories from this life above mentioned.
1.Curiosity:
He was curious to help the needy peoples and he was very fond of book reading. He continued book reading during forming. He was curious to become a teacher to teach the students
2.Creativity:
He was creative minded person. In Struggle for power he behaves like a creative leader. Moa helped establish the soviet Republic of china in the mountainous area of Jiangxi and was elected chairman of small republic. He developed a small but strong army of guerilla fighters.
3.Communiction:
In LEADER OF CHINA he communicates with people and held a great Long March as a result of this CPA and KMT come together to fight against the enemies.
4.Character:
He was a great patriot. In Power of Leader he decided to fight with Korea that’s mean He know the difference between right and right. And he helped Korea Because Korea helped china.
5.Courage:
In Leader of China he behaves like a brave leader and he shows his courage. At the time of need he became the Military leader to serve the nation.
6.Conviction:
In POWER OF LEADER he gave the conviction. During the land reform a significant number of landlords and well-to-do peasants were beaten to death.
7: Charisma:
Moa Ze Dong had a charisma That’s why people accept his words. He was respectable in People. In STRUGGLE FOR POWER he called people for a new Republic of China, so they come with curious.
8.Competency:
In YEAR OF MAO he showed his competency to come out through the famine. That’s why this time period is named as Year of Mao.
9.Common Sense:
He used his common sense in LEADER OF CHINA and fought with enemy all together they held Long March.
Transformational Leadership:
He was a transformational leader He was a broad-minded leader. His thoughts not limited for 1 to two years he had thoughts of 5 years or more then this limit. Above mentioned in Power of Leader.
Mao launched the First Five-year Plan (1953 to 1958)
Participative Leadership:
In LEADER OF CHINA he behaves like a participative leader because at the time of trouble Mao Established himself as a Military leader and with aid from Allied forces helped fight the Japanese.
