| − | 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. | + | 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.<ref>Mao: The Real Story by Alexander P. Pantsov with Steven I. Levine, pg. 472</ref> The [[Cultural Revolution]] killed from a range of 20 million to 35 million. |