Mao Zedong: Meaning and Definition of

Mao Ze•dong

Pronunciation: (mou' zu-doong', dzu- Chin. mou' zu'dông'), [key]
  1. 1893–1976, Chinese Communist leader: chairman of the People's Republic of China 1949–59; chairman of the Chinese Communist party 1943–76.
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