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Born July 19, 1905 • Kansas City • Missouri
Died February 15, 1972 (aged 66) • Switzerland
Subjects Of Study China • communism
Mao Zedong smiling and waving with his right hand while standing outdoors in front of large lanterns and a crowd.
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai
premier of China
Liu Shaoqi
Liu Shaoqi
Chinese statesman
Lin Biao, Zhou Enlai, and other Chinese officials stand in uniform, holding up Little Red Books during a 1967 Red Guard rally in China.
Lin Biao
Chinese military leader
Portrait of Chen Duxiu wearing a traditional Chinese garment, facing forward with a neutral expression against a plain background.
Chen Duxiu
Chinese leader
Jiang Qing and Mao Zedong
Jiang Qing
Chinese politician
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Zhu De
Chinese military leader
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Qu Qiubai
Chinese leader
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Chen Boda
Chinese revolutionist and propagandist
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Hua Guofeng
premier of China
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Li Dazhao
Chinese communist
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Deng Yingchao
Chinese politician
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Li Lisan
Chinese revolutionary
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Gao Gang
Chinese political leader
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Ulanhu
Chinese politician
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Howard K. Smith
American journalist and broadcaster
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
president of United States
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Anna Louise Strong
American journalist and scholar
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Mary Elizabeth Wood
American librarian and missionary
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Anne Elizabeth O’Hare McCormick
American journalist