Who was the leader of peoples repuclic china?

Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893 - September 9, 1976) was a Chinese communist revolutionary and founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC), which he ruled as the paramount leader from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. Ideologically a Marxist-Leninist, his theories, military strategies, and political policies are collectively known as Maoism.