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Mao Zetan

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Mao Zetan
毛澤覃
Born(1905-09-25)25 September 1905
Died25 April 1935(1935-04-25) (aged 29)
Cause of deathExecuted by the Kuomintang
NationalityChinese
Other namesMao Zelin (毛泽淋)
OccupationGuerrilla soldier
Spouses
(m. 1926; div. 1927)
He Yi
(1931⁠–⁠1935)
Parent(s)Mao Yichang
Wen Qimei
Mao Zetan
Traditional Chinese毛澤覃
Simplified Chinese毛泽覃
Mao Zelin
Traditional Chinese毛澤淋
Simplified Chinese毛泽淋
Yongju
Traditional Chinese詠菊
Simplified Chinese咏菊
Runju
Traditional Chinese潤菊
Simplified Chinese润菊

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 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.

In 1927 he married Zhou Wennan. They had a son, later a soldier killed by Kuomintang forces.

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