1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre - Wikipedia
After weeks of unsuccessful attempts between the demonstrators and the Chinese government to find a peaceful resolution, the Chinese government deployed troops to occupy the square on the night of 3 June in what is referred to as the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Tiananmen Square incident | Massacre, Summary, Details,
2024年12月9日 · The Tiananmen Square incident was a series of protests and demonstrations in China in the spring of 1989 that culminated on June 3–4 with a government crackdown on demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
Tiananmen Square Protests: 1989, Massacre & Tank Man - HISTORY
2019年5月31日 · At 1 a.m. on June 4, Chinese soldiers and police stormed Tiananmen Square, firing live rounds into the crowd. Although thousands of protesters simply tried to escape, others fought back,...
Tiananmen Square: What happened in the protests of 1989? - BBC
2019年6月3日 · In 1989 Beijing's Tiananmen Square became the focus for large-scale protests, which were crushed by China's Communist rulers. The events produced one of the most iconic photos of the 20th...
What really happened in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests
From April 1989 people from across China gathered in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to mourn the death of the liberal Communist Party leader Hu Yaobang and share their frustrations about the slow pace of promised reform.
Timeline: What Led to the Tiananmen Square Massacre | FRONTLINE …
2012年6月3日 · About midday, as a column of tanks slowly moves along Chang’an Boulevard toward Tiananmen Square, an unarmed young man carrying shopping bags suddenly steps out in front of the tanks.
Chinese crackdown on protests leads to Tiananmen Square Massacre
2009年11月13日 · Chinese troops storm through Tiananmen Square in the center of Beijing, killing and arresting thousands of pro-democracy protesters. The brutal Chinese government assault on the protesters...
Tiananmen Square, 1989 - Office of the Historian
The demonstrations began on April 15, when Chinese students gathered in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, where so many student and mass demonstrations had taken place since the early 20th century, to mark the death of the popular pro-reform Chinese leader Hu Yaobang.
BBC ON THIS DAY | 4 | 1989: Massacre in Tiananmen Square - BBC News
Several hundred civilians have been shot dead by the Chinese army during a bloody military operation to crush a democratic protest in Peking's (Beijing) Tiananmen Square. Tanks rumbled through...
35 Years Since Tiananmen: The Meaning of the Massacre
On 4 June 1989, hundreds, perhaps thousands, of peaceful pro-democracy protesters were killed when the Chinese military opened fire on them in Tiananmen Square.