Shaoshan, China, Sept 9, 2026 (AFP) - 'Long live Chairman Mao': Supporters pay respects to founder of Communist China

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2026-09-09

Fifty years after his death, diehard fans of the Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong lined up Wednesday in his hometown to pay homage, holding portraits, flags and huge floral tributes. Chairman Mao, the founder of the People's Republic, died on September 9, 1976, and his life and legacy was being commemorated fervently this week by those who still revere him as a visionary leader. As China grapples with a slowing economy, nostalgia is growing fo......

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