Mao Zedong , 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 See more

Mao's last public appearance — and the last known photograph of him alive — was on 27 May 1976. Frail and barely able to speak or walk, Mao met the visiting Pakistani Prime Minister See more

• Albania – The Central Committee of the Albanian Party of Labour and the Albanian Government declared the period from September 16 to 18 as days of national mourning, during which flags would be flown at half-mast and there would be no recreational or … See more

1. Hua Guofeng (member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee, First Vice Chairman of the CCP Central Committee, Premier of the State Council, Minister of Public Security)
2. Wang Hongwen (Chairman of … See more

Mao's embalmed, CCP-flag-draped body lay in state at the Great Hall of the People for one week. During this period, an estimated one million people, including diplomatic envoys, … See more

• Death and state funeral of Deng Xiaoping [zh]
• Death and state funeral of Jiang Zemin See more