what kind of leader was mao zedong
Mao Zedong, 1957 Â© Mao was a Chinese communist leader and founder of the People's Republic of China. He was responsible for the disastrous policies of the 'Great Leap Forward' and the 'Cultural Revolution'.Mao was born on 26 December 1893 into a peasant family in Shaoshan, in Hunan province, central China.ao Zedong, 1957 Â© Mao was a Chinese communist leader and founder of the People's Republic of China. He was responsible for the disastrous policies of the 'Great Leap Forward' and the 'Cultural Revolution'.