In his last major interview, Kissinger said Chairman Mao was the 'most dangerous' leader he met

• Henry Kissinger said Mao Zedong was the "most dangerous" leader he met during his political career.
• Kissinger cited the 90 million deaths under Mao's regime.
• Kissinger played a pivotal role in easing tensions with China during the Nixon administration.

Henry Kissinger said the "most dangerous" leader he met during his time in the Nixon administration was Chairman Mao Zedong, the leader of China.

The Secretary of State made the comments last month to Mathias Döpfner, who is the CEO of Axel Springer, Business Insider's parent company.

The conversation would turn out to be his last major interview — Kissinger died on Wednesday aged 100.