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Who led the Chinese Communist Revolution?
Answer
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong led the Communist Party of China to victory in 1949, establishing the People's Republic of China after defeating the Nationalist forces.
💡 Did you know?
Mao's policies as leader, particularly the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution, resulted in an estimated 45-80 million deaths from famine and political violence.
Other options people guess
- Deng Xiaoping
- Zhou Enlai
- Chiang Kai-shek
Topics
- Chinese Revolution
- Communism
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