The Chairman of China is Mao, a three-letter word. Mao Zedong was the founding father of the People's Republic of China and served as its chairman from 1949 until his death in 1976. He was a revolutionary leader who led the Chinese Communist Party to victory in the Chinese Civil War and established the People's Republic of China. Mao was also responsible for initiating the Cultural Revolution, which aimed to modernize China and eliminate capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society.