oct 1, 1949 - Mao Zedong China
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After prevailing against nationalist forces, Mao Zedong took over China on October 1, 1949. Zedong wanted to create a communist China and used polices such as The Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution to do so. He ruled until his death in 1977.
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