Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 Timeline of Events

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Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, also known as the June Fourth Incident in Chinese , were a series of demonstrations in and near Tiananmen Square in Beijing in the People's Republic of China beginning on 15 April 1989...

Timeline of Events

1989

4.15.1989

Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in the People's Republic of China.

4.21.1989

Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang.

5.13.1989

Large groups of students occupy Tiananmen Square and begin a hunger strike.

5.30.1989

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: the 33-foot high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators.

6.5.1989

The Unknown Rebel halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.