| − | The [[atheist]] [[Mao Zedong]] killed tens of millions during his [[Great Leap Forward]] and many more during the purges and slaughters of the [[Cultural Revolution]].
| + | Estimates vary for the death toll of the [[atheist]] [[Mao Zedong]]. In his [[Great Leap Forward]], 8 million is the low estimate while [[Deng Xiaoping]] claimed 16 million, while the [[Cultural Revolution]] killed from a range of 20 million to 35 million. |