Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong (1893-1976), also romanized as Mao Tse-tung, was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Chairman of the Communist Party in that country.
Chairman Mao, as he was commonly known, took power in 1949. Mao's split from the Soviet Union in the 1950s later led to diplomatic overtures from Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger in the 1970s.
==References==
* In a prop photo designed for use in Kermit's office in The Muppets, Kermit the Frog can be seen between Chairman Mao and Henry Kissinger (Kermit replaces US President Gerald R. Ford from the original photo). The photo didn't make it into a shot in the film, but it was displayed in an exhibit at the El Capitan Theatre following the premiere.
* Big Bird, during his own visit to China in Big Bird in China, pointed out Mao's tomb, the mausoleum which serves as the Chairman's final resting place and is open for public viewing. He drives by the site and points out to Barkley, "That's Mao's Tomb!... I think."
==External links==
* Wikipedia: Mausoleum of Mao Zedong
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