Mao zedong biography timeline with paragraphs

December 26, 1893Mao was born

Mao Zedong was born in Shaoshan village to Mao Yichang, a tremendously wealthy farmer in the village, and Wen Qimei, a fervent Buddhist.

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His father was abusive and his mother worked to temper her husband's attitude. 1906Mao was married

Forced into an arranged marriage at age seventeen, Mao married, joining together two very wealthy families who owned a large amount of land.

Mao Zedong was unhappy and left his wife. 1912Zedong went back to school

Desiring to be a teacher, Mao joined in the Fourth Normal School of Changsha, the finest school in Hunan. He make friends with a professor who helped him become involved in a radical newspaper, the New Youth. 1915Mao was elected secretary of the Students Society

He managed protests against the school rules and began writing with a friend to receive food.

Zedong went on a walking tour of Hunan. 1917Mao Zedong moved to Beijing

Alongside his mentor, Yang Changji,