Born on Dec. 26, 1893, he did not venture outside his home province until he was 25. A visit to the capital city in 1918 broadened his view. Although his life there was miserable, he was working under the chief librarian of one of the countries largest Universities. Reportedly, the university passed him over for a promotion and he returned home following year.
In this stage of his life, this librarian started making a living as a primary schoolteacher. He also edited radical magazines, organized trade unions, and set up politically oriented schools of his own creating agitation among city workers and students.
After a long convalescence, he discovered the revolutionary potential of the peasants, who had in such great numbers been displaced and pauperized by the misrule of the warlords. From then on, he focused his attention to this vast underprivileged class of people. He studied them, tried to understand their grievances, and agitated among them.
Eventually a personality cult grew around our famous librarian. His ideas and philosophy became part of his party’s constitution. Finally, in 1949 he took power of his entire country. He would reassert is power over the military and with their help and the help of young students, he waged a fierce struggle against what he called the revisionists in power. In this struggle it was revealed how elitist, bureaucratic, and brittle the government had become since 1949.
After reaching his late 70s, his lifework was essentially done, although he retained power until the end. One of his final major acts was to reopen contact with the United States. In September of 1976, he died as undoubtedly 20th century's most important movers and reformers. This was the end of the life of the librarian known as; Mao, Tse-tung or (Mao Zedong).
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