Death and state funeral of Mao Zedong

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Death and funeral of Mao Zedong

A Finnish girl reading the magazine Punakaarti and Lokakuu which reports the death of Mao in 1976
Date	9–18 September 1976
Location	Beijing, China
Participants	Hua Guofeng, party and state leaders, members of the Chinese Communist Party, Chinese military and civilians

Mao Zedong,^[a] the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, died on 9 September 1976 at the age of 82, following a period of ill health. The government ordered a week of national mourning following his death.

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