180,000 mourners in Hong Kong for June 4 remembrance, a new record Posted by chankaiyee2 ⋅ June 5, 2012 ⋅ Leave a Comment Hong Kong media Ming Pao and SCMP report that 180,000 people attended the candle light vigil in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park, to commemorate those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre. However police put … Continue reading June 5 2012 China Daily Mail Headlines
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June 4 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre takes place
On June 4th 1989, Chinese troops stormed through Tiananmen Square in the centre of Beijing, killing and arresting thousands of pro-democracy protesters. The brutal Chinese government assault on the protesters shocked the West and brought denunciations and sanctions from the United States. In May 1989, nearly a million Chinese, mostly young students, crowded into central … Continue reading June 4 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre takes place
May 10 1990 China releases Tiananmen Square prisoners
On May 10th 1990, the government of the People's Republic of China announced that it was releasing 211 people arrested during the massive protests held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing in June 1989. Most observers viewed the prisoner release as an attempt by the communist government of China to dispel much of the terrible publicity … Continue reading May 10 1990 China releases Tiananmen Square prisoners
April 21 1989 Tiananmen Square Protest Begins In China
On April 21st 1989, about 100,000 students gathered at Beijing's Tiananmen Square to commemorate Hu Yaobang, and voice their discontent with China's authoritative communist government. Hu, the deposed, reform-minded leader of the Chinese Communist Party, had died six days earlier. The next day, an official memorial service for Hu Yaobang was held in Tiananmen's Great Hall … Continue reading April 21 1989 Tiananmen Square Protest Begins In China
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