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Even so, work by Yang and others has proved that senior leaders in Beijing knew of the famine as early as 1958. To distribute resources evenly will only ruin the Great Leap Forward, Mao warned colleagues a year later. When there is not enough to eat, people starve to death.
Mao Zedong became the first communist dictator of China in 1949 to 1976. He passionately believed in the communist party's theory, which is now largely known as Maoism.It â¦ is widely believed that he is the cause of 40 to 70 million people's deaths.ao Zedong became the first communist dictator of China in 1949 to 1976. He passionately believed in the communist party's theory, which is now largely known as Maoism.