În aprilie 1989, studenții chinezi au început să protesteze în Piața Tiananmen din Beijing pentru a cere reforme democratice și încetarea corupției. Adunările, provocate de moartea șefului reformist al Partidului Comunist, Hu Yaobang, s-au transformat rapid în manifestații de masă pro-democrație. La 4 iunie 1989, armata chineză a lansat o represiune violentă împotriva protestatarilor. Guvernul nu a eliberat niciodată un număr oficial de decese, dar estimările variază de la sute la mii. Astăzi, guvernul chinez interzice orice discuție în mass-media a evenimentelor din 1989.
A Look Back At The Crackdown On Tiananmen Square
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Journalists protest against corruption on Tiananmen Square on May 17, 1989, during the six-week stretch of mass demonstrations. AS many as 1 million people joined the protest movement.
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Demonstrators raise their fists and flash victory signs as they stop a military struck on its way to Tiananmen Square shortly after martial law was declared on May 20, 1989.
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A military helicopter drops leaflets ordering protesters to leave Tiananmen Square immediately on May 22.
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Demonstrators gather around a replica of the Statue of Liberty (back center) on June 2, defying the declaration of martial law and orders to leave the square.
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Demonstrators camp out in tents during the mass protest movement.
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A student tells soldiers to leave on June 3, shortly before the crackdown.
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On the night of June 3, troops began to move against the protesters with tanks and armored vehicles. In this photo from June 4, students set an armored personnel carrier on fire.
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Crowds of students surge through a police cordon to reach Tiananmen Square, which had been blocked by security forces on June 3 and 4.
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A blood-covered protester holds a Chinese soldier's helmet following violent clashes with military forces on June 4. The crackdown killed hundreds of civilians -- and by some estimates, thousands. Dozens of servicemen were also reported killed.
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A Beijing resident shows a slug from an automatic rifle that pierced the window of his apartment.
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