Mao, Father of Modern China
History Uncovered · Season 1 · Episode 4
October 1, 1949. After years of struggle and revolutionary commitment, Mao Zedong proclaims the advent of the People's Republic of China. By coming to power, he has only one ambition: to restore his country's legendary power, restore its former glory. The year zero of modern China has just begun - However, if the great Helmsman opened a new era for the Middle Empire, it was not he who brought his country from immobility and confinement to the rank of great world power.
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Season
1
Episode
4
Air Date
29/Jan/2019
Air Time
—
Runtime
52 min
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October 1, 1949. After years of struggle and revolutionary commitment, Mao Zedong proclaims the advent of the People's Republic of China. By coming to power, he has only one ambition: to restore his country's legendary power, restore its former glory. The year zero of modern China has just begun - However, if the great Helmsman opened a new era for the Middle Empire, it was not he who brought his country from immobility and confinement to the rank of great world power.
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