Mao Zedong's cult of personality
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mao-zedong-s-cult-of-personality-171-15064127
title:
Mao Zedong's cult of personality
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Mao Zedong's cult of personality was a prominent part of Chairman Mao Zedong's rule over the People's Republic of China from the state's founding in 1949 until his death in 1976. Mass media, propaganda and a series of other techniques were used by the state to elevate Mao Zedong's status to that of an infallible heroic leader, who could stand up against the West, and guide China to become a beacon of communism. Mao Zedong himself recognized the need for personality cult, blaming the fall of Khru
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State-sponsored veneration of Mao Zedong
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Zedong%27s_cult_of_personality
date created:
2019-07-26T15:59:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T15:33:46Z
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