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MAO ZEDONG Mao Zedong is one of the most controversial leaders of the twentieth century. ... From his tactical success of the Long March to his embarrassing failure of the Great Leap Forward, Mao has greatly influenced the result of what China is today. Mao Zedong was born on December 26, 1893 in Shaoshan village in Hunan. ... Mao believed that the China needed reform, and first he focused on younger people and peasants to build his political career. Mao ruled one quarter of the worlds population for one quarter of a century, and the way in which he was brought up and studied influenced his future decisions greatly.