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A rally at Tiananmen Square draws an estimated 1.2 million people. General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Zhao Ziyang, appears at the rally and pleads for an end to the demonstrations. unverified
7 years ago dsalunga reply May 19, 1989 12:00 PM
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A reported 100,000 people attend a concert in Tiananmen Square by singer Hou Dejian, in support of the demonstrators. unverified
7 years ago dsalunga reply Jun 2, 1989 12:00 PM
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An unidentified man stands alone in the street, blocking a column of Chinese tanks. He remains there for several minutes before being pulled away by onlookers. unverified
7 years ago dsalunga reply Jun 5, 1989 12:00 PM
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Approximately 70,000 people in Hong Kong take part in a memorial vigil. unverified
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At about 1 a.m. Chinese troops reach Tiananmen Square. Throughout the day, Chinese troops fire on civilians and students, ending the demonstrations. An official death toll has never been released. unverified
7 years ago dsalunga reply Jun 4, 1989 12:00 PM
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China halts live American news telecasts in Beijing, including CNN. Also reporters are prohibited from photographing or videotaping any of the demonstrations or Chinese troops. unverified
7 years ago dsalunga reply Jun 1, 1989 12:00 PM
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China is set to release Miao Deshun, the last known prisoner of the uprising, according to Dui Hua, a San Francisco-based human rights organization. unverified
7 years ago dsalunga reply Oct 15, 2016 12:00 PM
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Former journalist Yu Dongyue is released from prison after serving 17 years. He was arrested during the Tiananmen Square protests for throwing paint at a portrait of Mao Zedong. unverified
7 years ago dsalunga reply Feb 1, 2006 1:00 PM
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Hu Yaobang, a former Communist Party leader, dies. Hu had worked to move China toward a more open political system and had become a symbol of democratic reform. unverified
7 years ago dsalunga reply Apr 15, 1989 12:00 PM
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More than 100 students begin a hunger strike in Tiananmen Square. The number increases to several thousand over the next few days. unverified
7 years ago dsalunga reply May 13, 1989 12:00 PM
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Premier Li Peng imposes martial law. unverified
7 years ago dsalunga reply May 19, 1989 12:00 PM
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Tens of thousands of people commemorate the 20th anniversary of Tiananmen Square at a gathering in Hong Kong. In Beijing, journalists are barred from the square while the government blocks foreign news sites and Twitter. unverified
7 years ago dsalunga reply Jun 4, 2009 12:00 PM
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The National Museum of China in Tiananmen Square is newly renovated and open to the public. The building contains no exhibits mentioning the events of June 1989. unverified
7 years ago dsalunga reply Apr 1, 2011 12:00 PM
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The National Security Archive publish "Tiananmen Square, 1989: The Declassified History." The archive includes US State Department documents related to the events that took place during the demonstrations. unverified
7 years ago dsalunga reply Jun 1, 1999 12:00 PM
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Thousands of mourning students march through the capital to Tiananmen Square, calling for a more democratic government. In the weeks that follow, thousands of people join the students in the square to protest against China's Communist rulers. unverified
7 years ago dsalunga reply Apr 18, 1989 12:00 PM
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Twenty-six years after the uprising in Tiananmen Square, a State Department Spokesperson issues a statement calling for the release of those still serving "Tiananmen-related sentences." unverified
7 years ago dsalunga reply Jun 3, 2015 12:00 PM
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Two Chinese scholars publish "The Tiananmen Papers" amid controversy. The papers are presented as a collection of internal government documents including transcriptions of notes, speeches meeting minutes and eyewitness accounts of the historical disaster. The Chinese government call the papers fabricated material. unverified
7 years ago dsalunga reply Jan 1, 2001 1:00 PM
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Wuer Kaixi, one of the organizers of the Tiananmen Square protest, attempts to return to China by turning himself over to the Chinese embassy in Washington, DC. The embassy does not answer the door. unverified
7 years ago dsalunga reply Jan 1, 2012 1:00 PM
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