t A. Mao Zedong is one of the greatest leaders in the history of New China. The influence of Mao's theory is profound and lasting. He is a great thinker, poet and very intelligent military strategist. Under his leadership and the actions he led during the Long March, the Chinese civil war and then the defeat of the Kuomintang Party to build New China constitute the main epic episodes. Mao Zedong's extravagant actions brought two of the many changes to China. It involves the transition from a capitalist system to a socialist system and the achievement of China's independence from Japanese imperialism (Somo, 2013a). The influence of Mao's theory has been widespread throughout the world until today. Above all, in third world countries, its ideology has been deeply rooted. On December 26, 1893, in ShaoShan, Hunan Province of China, a great leader was born. His father was a successful grain businessman. He was raised by a caring mother who had faith in the Buddhist religion. In 1918, Mao ZeDong graduated from the First Normal School in Hunan and became a certified teacher. He began his political life in 1921 and joined the Chinese Communist Party (Mao Zedong, nd). He became a Marxist while working as a librarian at Peking University and served in the revolutionary army during the Chinese Revolution of 1911. At first, Mao worked as a Kuomintang political organizer in Shanghai. Soon, Mao became one of the first members of the Communist Party. He believed that only the socialist system, not a capitalist system led by the Kuomintang Party, could save China. The Kuomintang Party gradually took power with the help of the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, its leader Sun Yat-sen died on March 12, 1925. The new leader of the Kuomintang...... middle of paper...... The war with the Kuomintang Party resumed. In 1945, after four years of Chinese civil war, the Communist Party finally defeated the Kuomintang Party. Mao proudly proclaimed that the People's Republic of China was established and the Chinese people had risen. From now on, Mao ZeDong can build a socialist system under his government. , because he thought this system was suitable for China. In a socialist system, everyone received equal pay to avoid polarization and the crime rate was considerably low. Since Mao's victory against the Japanese invaders, China has been able to remain independent. Mao ZeDong left us in 1979. His theory has always had a great influence on this generation. Even today, political scientists around the world still conduct research on his magnificent theory. His contributions are not aimed at China, but at the whole world.