Chairman Mao, was a Chinesecommunistrevolutionarywho became thefounding fatherof thePeople's Republic of China(PRC), which he ruled as thechairman of the Communist Party of Chinafrom its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. Ideologically aMarxist–Leninist, his theories, military strategies, and political policies are collectively known asMaoism. Chairman