Younger brother of Mao Zedong
Mao Zetan
Born (1905-09-25 ) 25 September 1905Died 25 April 1935(1935-04-25) (aged 29) Cause of death Executed by the Kuomintang Nationality Chinese Other names Mao Zelin (毛泽淋) Occupation Guerrilla soldier Spouses Parent(s) Mao Yichang Wen Qimei
Mao Zetan (Chinese : 毛澤覃 , also named Mao Zelin (毛澤淋 ), courtesy name first Yongju (咏菊 ), then Runju (润菊 ); 25 September 1905 – 25 April 1935) was a younger brother of Mao Zedong .[ 1] He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1923. In 1927, he participated in the Nanchang Uprising , retreating with the Communists to the Jinggang Mountains at its completion.
In 1935, at the age of 29, he was killed while fighting Kuomintang forces in Jiangxi ,[ 1] covering the withdrawal of the main Communist army during the Long March .
In 1927 he married Zhou Wennan . They had a son, later a soldier killed by Kuomintang forces.
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