Mao Zetan

Mao Zetan
毛泽覃
Born	(1905-09-25)25 September 1905 Xiangtan, Hunan, Great Qing
Died	25 April 1935(1935-04-25) (aged 29) Ruijin, Jiangxi, Republic of China
Cause of death	Executed by the Kuomintang
Nationality	Chinese
Other names	Mao Zelin (毛泽淋)
Occupation	Guerrilla soldier
Parent(s)	Mao Yichang Wen Qimei

Máo Zétán (毛泽覃, also named Máo Zélín 毛泽淋, courtesy name first Yǒngjú 咏菊, then Rùnjú 润菊; 25 September 1905 – 25 April 1935) was the younger brother of Mao Zedong. 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. At the age of 29, he was captured and executed while fighting Kuomintang forces in Jiangxi, covering the withdrawal of the main Communist army during the Long March.

See also

• Mao Zedong
• Mao Zemin
• Mao Zejian
• Yang Kaihui
• Mao Anying