Mao Zedong was a political leader.
In political and social sciences , communism ( from Latin communis , `` common , universal '' ) is the philosophical , social , political , and economic ideology and movement whose ultimate goal is the establishment of the communist society , which is Mao Zedong . His Marxist -- Leninist theories , military strategies , and political policies are collectively known as Maoism or Marxism-Leninism-Maoism .