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{{Villain Infobox | {{Villain Infobox | ||
|Image = Mao | |Image = Chairman Mao.jpg | ||
|fullname = Mao Zedong | |fullname = Mao Zedong | ||
|skills = Army commanding<br>Leadership<br> | |skills = Army commanding<br>Leadership<br>Propaganda<br>Manipulation | ||
|hobby = Writing poetry<br>Sailing<br>Reading | |hobby = Writing poetry<br>Sailing<br>Reading | ||
|alias = Chairman Mao<br>Mao Tse-tung<br>Great Helmsman<br>The Red Sun<br>Savior of the People<br>The Red Emperor<br>Li Desheng <small>(temporary alias)</small> | |alias = Chairman Mao<br>Mao Tse-tung<br>Great Helmsman<br>The Red Sun<br>Savior of the People<br>The Red Emperor<br>Li Desheng <small>(temporary alias)</small> | ||
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|type of villain = Delusional Dictator | |type of villain = Delusional Dictator | ||
|origin = Shaoshin, Hunan, Qing Empire (now Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China) | |origin = Shaoshin, Hunan, Qing Empire (now Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China) | ||
|crimes = | |crimes = [[Mass murder]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Conspiracy<br>Aiding and abetting<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Torture]]<br>Mass starvation<br>Mass internment<br>Mass repression<br>Destruction of religious and cultural artifacts<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Anti-Japanese sentiment]]<br>[[Anti-Taiwanese sentiment]]<br>[[Hate Speech]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Acephobia]]<br>[[Ableism]]<br>[[Discrimination]] | ||
|name=Mao Zedong}} | |name=Mao Zedong}} | ||
{{Quote|Politics is war without bloodshed, while war is politics with bloodshed.|Mao Zedong}} | {{Quote|Politics is war without bloodshed, while war is politics with bloodshed.|Mao Zedong}} | ||
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A major player in the [[Cold War]], Mao is considered to be a pioneer of communism alongside [[Joseph Stalin]], developing his own brand of communism known as Maoism (also known as Mao Zedong Thought). He also pioneered the [[People's War]] strategy commonly used by many Communists in armed struggle. | A major player in the [[Cold War]], Mao is considered to be a pioneer of communism alongside [[Joseph Stalin]], developing his own brand of communism known as Maoism (also known as Mao Zedong Thought). He also pioneered the [[People's War]] strategy commonly used by many Communists in armed struggle. | ||
Although many of Mao's campaigns, most notably The Great Leap Forward lead to the death of millions, many historians have pointed out that many of the deaths under Mao's regime were unintentional unlike many of the deaths under [[Nazi Party|Nazi Germany]] or the Soviet Union. He is widely considered one of the most polarizing and controversial figures in recent history, many regard him as a capable and necessary leader who improved health care, women's rights and industrialized China and see many of his campaigns as taking significant risks, while in contrast his critics have drawn comparisons between him and dictators such as [[Joseph Stalin]] and [[Adolf Hitler]] due to his radically destructive and neglectful polices against his own people. Some estimates say that 80 million people in total died under his regime and for this reason he is considered by | Although many of Mao's campaigns, most notably The Great Leap Forward lead to the death of millions, many historians have pointed out that many of the deaths under Mao's regime were unintentional unlike many of the deaths under [[Nazi Party|Nazi Germany]] or the Soviet Union. He is widely considered one of the most polarizing and controversial figures in recent history, many regard him as a capable and necessary leader who improved health care, women's rights and industrialized China and see many of his campaigns as taking significant risks, while in contrast his critics have drawn comparisons between him and dictators such as [[Joseph Stalin]] and [[Adolf Hitler]] due to his radically destructive and neglectful polices against his own people. Some estimates say that between 30 million-80 million people in total died under his regime and for this reason he is considered by some historians to be ''the'' most brutal dictator in history. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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*Mao Zedong, despite being a repressive controversial dictator that caused millions of deaths, was against imperialism and fought as a general in the Second Sino-Japanese War against [[Imperial Japan]], a conflict that saw him briefly join forces with future Taiwanese dictator Chiang Kai-Shek and the [[Kuomintang]]. Furthermore, Mao was so disgusted by the horrific [[Rape of Nanking]] committed by Japanese forces during the war that he refused to speak of the horrendous atrocity for the rest of his life. | *Mao Zedong, despite being a repressive controversial dictator that caused millions of deaths, was against imperialism and fought as a general in the Second Sino-Japanese War against [[Imperial Japan]], a conflict that saw him briefly join forces with future Taiwanese dictator Chiang Kai-Shek and the [[Kuomintang]]. Furthermore, Mao was so disgusted by the horrific [[Rape of Nanking]] committed by Japanese forces during the war that he refused to speak of the horrendous atrocity for the rest of his life. | ||
**However he rather thanked Japan for invading China, He ironically said these words: ''" Don't say that, on the contrary, Japanese helped us (Communist) in a big way. "'' Meaning he refused to accept Japan's apology and rather thanked the Japanese invasion of Mainland China as well as supporting the denials of Nanking Massacre until his death in 1976 the rise of Anti-Japanese sentiment rose. | **However he rather thanked Japan for invading China, He ironically said these words: ''" Don't say that, on the contrary, Japanese helped us (Communist) in a big way. "'' Meaning he refused to accept Japan's apology and rather thanked the Japanese invasion of Mainland China as well as supporting the denials of Nanking Massacre until his death in 1976 the rise of Anti-Japanese sentiment rose. | ||
**According to Watchmojo's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9yPMWpjN9k&t=173s 10 Most EVIL Men in History video], Mao Zedong is the sixth most evil man in the history of mankind. | |||
==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
<YouTube width=320 height=180>https://youtu.be/PJIIZm_JO_4</YouTube> | <YouTube width=320 height=180>https://youtu.be/PJIIZm_JO_4</YouTube> | ||
<YouTube width=320 height=180>https://youtu.be/fsME7AXcf6E</YouTube> | <YouTube width=320 height=180>https://youtu.be/fsME7AXcf6E</YouTube> | ||
<YouTube width=320 height=180>https://youtu.be/g_2FZ-V_4zs</YouTube> | <YouTube width=320 height=180>https://youtu.be/g_2FZ-V_4zs</YouTube> | ||
<YouTube width=320 height=180>https://youtu.be/uWKNVZqC0yo</YouTube> | <YouTube width=320 height=180>https://youtu.be/uWKNVZqC0yo</YouTube> | ||
<YouTube width=320 height=180>https://youtu.be/oSmHz1S9K2Q</YouTube> | |||
<YouTube width=320 height=180>https://youtu.be/dW_ekZRGalk</YouTube> | |||
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