Maoism

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Maoism is a form of communism based on the teachings of the Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Mao led the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to victory in the Chinese Civil War, and he ruled China from 1949 until his death in 1976.

Maoism is a version of Marxism–Leninism that Mao adapted to fit the conditions of China, which was a mostly farming country at the time. Mao believed that peasants (farmers), not just workers in factories, could lead a communist revolution to change society.