Under his leadership, the Communist Party took power in mainland China in 1949, making it an authoritarian regime, and thus proclaimed the new People's Republic, following the victory in the chinese Revolution against the forces of the Republic of China. The communist victory led to Chiang Kai-shek and his Kuomintang followers fleeing to Taiwan and made Mao the top leader of China until his death in 1976.
Under his leadership, the Communist Party took power in mainland China in 1949, making it an authoritarian regime, and thus proclaimed the new People's Republic, following the victory in the Chinese Revolution against the forces of the Republic of China. The communist victory led to Chiang Kai-shek and his Kuomintang followers fleeing to Taiwan and made Mao the top leader of China until his death in 1976.
