Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893 - September 9, 1976), whose nickname was Runzhi (originally Yongzhi, later changed to Runzhi), and his pen name Ziren. A native of Xiangtan, Hunan. The leader of the Chinese people, a great Marxist, a great proletarian revolutionist, strategist, and theorist, the main founder and leader of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and the People's Republic of China, the great pioneer of the Sinicization of Marxism, the great patriot and national hero of China in modern times, the core of the first generation of the central leadership collective of the Communist Party of China, and a generation of great men who led the Chinese people to completely change their destiny and the face of the country.