Death and state funeral of Mao Zedong

Death and funeral of Mao Zedong
Date	9–18 September 1976
Location	Beijing, China
Participants	Hua Guofeng, party and state leaders, members of the Chinese Communist Party, Chinese military and civilians

Mao Zedong (/ˈmaʊ (d)zəˈdʊŋ/; 26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who became the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC), which he ruled as the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from its establishment in 1949 until his death on 9 September 1976, at the age of 82.

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