Abstract
Mao’s death on 9 September 1976 was by no means unexpected. He was then in his eighty-third year, had become increasingly infirm as the 1970s progressed, and the official media had signalled his decline.
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Gardner, J. (1988). The Politics of Transition. In: Benewick, R., Wingrove, P. (eds) Reforming the Revolution. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-19555-8_2
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