Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong pronounced ; also romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC) ...
(; 26 December 1893 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese
communist
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revolutionary
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...
who became the
founder
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of the
People's Republic of China
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(PRC), which he ruled as the
Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party
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from its establishment in 1949 until his death on 9 September 1976, at the age of 82.
Death
Mao's last public appearance — and the last known photograph of him alive — was on 27 May 1976, when he (frail and barely able to speak or walk) met the visiting Pakistani Prime Minister
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar (or Zulfiqar) Ali Bhutto ( ur, , sd, ذوالفقار علي ڀٽو; 5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979), also known as Quaid-e-Awam ("the People's Leader"), was a Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the fourth ...
during the latter's visit to Beijing.
At around 17:00 on 2 September 1976, Mao had a heart attack, far more severe than his previous two earlier that year which affected a much larger area of his heart. Three days later on 5 September, another heart attack rendered him bedridden. On the afternoon of 7 September, Mao's condition completely deteriorated. Mao's organs failed quickly and he fell into a coma shortly before noon where he was put on ventilator and life support machines. On 8 September with the comatose Mao was beyond recovery, Chinese government officials decided to disconnect his life support machines at midnight.
After the life support machines were turned off at exactly 00:00, Mao Zedong was pronounced dead ten minutes later at 00:10 local time on 9 September 1976 at age 82. The
Chinese Communist Party
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delayed the announcement of his death until 16:00 later that day, when a radio message broadcast across the nation announced the news of Mao's passing while appealing for party unity.
The Chinese government ordered a week of national mourning with flags at half-mast. All entertainment and music activities were suspended and theaters were closed.
Reactions
– The Central Committee of the Albanian Party of Labour and the Albanian Government declared the period from September 16 to 18 as days of national mourning, during which flags would be flown at half-mast and there would be no recreational or sports activities.
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– Governor-General
Sir John Kerr
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said "I know that every member of the Chinese nation today is like a family who lost one of the most respected parents," Prime Minister
Malcolm Fraser
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Fraser was raised on hi ...
said "With his guidance and encouragement, China has regained its national dignity and international prestige."
– Government of Democratic Kampuchea decided on national mourning from September 12 to 18.
– President
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing (, , ; 2 February 19262 December 2020), also known as Giscard or VGE, was a French politician who served as President of France from 1974 to 1981.
After serving as Minister of Finance under prime ...
said, "He (Mao) has freed China from the humiliation of the past and restored China's central position given to her by history. France will not forget that it was Chairman Mao Zedong and General
De Gaulle
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who deeply admired him that led to the mutual development of our two countries."
– Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
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said, "The Government and people of India join me in sending you our sincere condolences on the death of Chairman Mao Tse-tung. He was an eminent statesman who led the resurgence and progress of the Chinese people."
– Prime Minister
Takeo Miki
was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1974 until 1976.
Early life and family
Takeo Miki was born on 17 March 1907, in Gosho, Tokushima Prefecture (present-day Awa, Tokushima), the only child of farmer-merchant H ...
and others went to the Chinese Embassy to personally mourn and issued a statement saying that "Now, when Japan-China relations are developing, they have lost this great leader and sincerely feel sorry", and Xinhua News Agency is also official in Japan. After releasing great goodwill, he reiterated Beijing's support for Japan's claim to recover the four northern islands occupied by the Soviet Union.
(DPRK) – On September 9, 1976, General Secretary and President
Kim Il-sung
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sent a telegram of condolence to the
Chinese Communist Party
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which said "During the
liberation of the motherland and the fierce struggle of the Korean people against the US imperialist armed aggressors, Comrade Mao Zedong smashed all obstacles of the domestic and foreign enemies, set off a campaign against the United States and aided the DPRK, and used blood to aid the just struggle of our people."
The North Korean government also designated September 10–18 as a national mourning period, with a half-flag mourning and a large-scale mourning event.
– On September 9, President
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
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issued a statement: "As the father of the Chinese revolution that has changed the lives of a quarter of the human race, Chairman Mao is one of the most outstanding leaders of all time. As a politician and thinker, he has left an indelible mark on the annals of mankind. His death is not only a huge loss to the Chinese people, but also to the people of all countries in the world." Pakistani Prime Minister Bhutto said, "Chairman Mao Zedong has always been concerned about the happiness and progress of Pakistan. This makes him live forever in our hearts. The Pakistani people mourn the death of this great man together with the brotherly Chinese people." Pakistani government has ordered seven days of mourning with flags half mast.
– Highest Supreme Body of the People's Republic of Congo met on September 10 when a 5-point decision was made laid the national mourning after the death of Chairman Mao Tsetung. September 13 was declared a day of national mourning.
– The Sierra Leone government declared nine days of national mourning.
– Sri Lankan government declared nine days of national mourning with the flags half-masted.
– Tanzanian President
Julius Nyerere
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declared nine days of national mourning.
– The
National Assembly of the Republic of China
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issued a statement on September 10, calling on the mainland compatriots to strengthen the anti-communist struggle against tyranny as soon as the Mao Zedong and the party's internal power struggles intensified, and to destroy the anti-humanity and anti-human rights falsification regime at an early date. Li Yuzhen, chairman of the Republic of China Sports Association, and forty-five individual sports associations have called on mainland athletes to seize the opportunity to visit and compete abroad and to go to freedom.
– General Secretary and President
Nicolae Ceaușescu
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said in a telegram, "Mao Zedong was a close friend of the Romanian people. He has worked hard to develop the relationship between our two parties, the two countries and the two peoples, to benefit the people of both countries and to the cause of socialism and peace." Romanian government declared September 18 a day of national mourning.
– Due to the strained
Sino-Soviet relations
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, the Soviet Union only briefly mentioned the death of Mao Zedong in the corner of the official newspaper, and criticized
Maoism
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on
Tass
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.
– Queen
Elizabeth II
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and Prime Minister
James Callaghan
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said "
ao’sinfluence far exceeds China's borders, and he will undoubtedly be remembered as a world-famous great politician."
– President
Gerald Ford
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first sent a message to Beijing which said "When I visited Beijing in December 1975, I had the privilege of meeting Chairman Mao. Our conversation has promoted the development of US-China relations along the lines envisioned by our two countries. Please let me declare now as I did then, that the United States is determined to complete the normalization of our relationship on the basis of the Shanghai Communiqué. This will be an appropriate channel to praise his vision and will benefit the people of both countries." In addition, he made the following remarks: "The People's Republic of China, announced today the passing away of Chairman Mao Tse-Tung. Chairman Mao was a giant figure in modern Chinese History. He was a leader whose actions profoundly affected the development of his country. His influence on history will extend far beyond the borders of China. Americans will remember that it was under Chairman Mao that China moved together with the United States to end a generation of hostility and to launch a new and more positive era in relations between our two countries. I am confident that the trend of improved relations between the People's Republic of China and the United States, which Chairman Mao helped create, will continue to contribute to world peace and stability. On behalf of the United States government and the American peoples, I offer condolences to the government and people of the People's Republic of China. "
– Venezuelan President
Carlos Andrés Pérez
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announced three days of national mourning with flags half-masted.
– The
Communist Party of Vietnam
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issued a statement saying "The Vietnamese people will always remember the respectful speech that Chairman Mao said that "the 700 million Chinese people have the strong backing of the Vietnamese people and the vast Chinese territory is the reliable rear of the Vietnamese people." We Vietnamese people are extremely grateful to Mao Zedong. The Chairman, the Chinese Communist Party, the Chinese government and the fraternal Chinese people have given us tremendous and valuable support and assistance to the revolutionary cause."
– President
Josip Broz Tito
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commented: "The death of Chairman Mao Zedong has caused the Chinese people to lose their most outstanding leader. Without him, modern China would be unimaginable."
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Li Suwen,
Yao Lianwei,
Wang Zhen,
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Shen Yanbing,
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all partook in paying posthumous tributes to Mao.
Funeral and memorial service
Mao's embalmed, CCP-flag-draped body lay in state at the
Great Hall of the People
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for one week.
During this period, one million people (none of them foreign diplomats,
and many crying openly or displaying some kind of sadness)
filed past Mao to pay their final respects. Chairman Mao's official portrait was hung on the wall, with a banner reading: "Carry on the cause left by Chairman Mao and carry on the cause of proletarian revolution to the end", until September 17.
On September 17, Chairman Mao's body was taken in a minibus from the Great Hall of the people to Maojiawan to the 305 Hospital that
Li Zhisui
Li Zhisui () (1919 – 13 February 1995) was Mao Zedong's personal doctor and confidant.Derek DaviesOBITUARY: Li Zhisui The Independent, 17 February 1995 He was born in Beijing, China in 1919. After emigrating to the United States, he wrot ...
directed, and Mao's internal organs were preserved in
formaldehyde
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.
See also
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Death and state funeral of Jiang Zemin
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