Deng Xiaoping1979
Stops the Democracy Wall protests in Beijing
China · Government / Chinese Communist Party. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Stops the Democracy Wall protests in Beijing
Pro-democracy demonstrations by students in Beijing
Students demand the resignations of Deng Xiaoping & Li Peng. Students demand greater democratic freedom
Students demand the resignations of Deng Xiaoping & Li Peng. Students demand greater democratic freedom
A crowd of 10,000 gathers at Tiananmen Square
A crowd of 10,000 gathers at Tiananmen Square
100,000 defy Government troops by marching through the streets & shouting slogans
100,000 defy Government troops by marching through the streets & shouting slogans
About 3,000 students begin a hunger strike
Meets student leaders to negotiate but asks them to withdraw without preconditions
Appears on Chinese TV & accuses students of being "counter-revolutionaries"
The Government declares martial law
Students begin a hunger strike
The Government imposes martial law. Pro-democracy demonstrations are crushed in Tiananmen Square
Orders the troops to crush the demonstrations in Tiananmen Square
Imposes a curfew on Beijing
Students celebrate the late leaders liberalism & demand his posthumous rehabilitation
Xinhua reports that 18 civilians and a policeman have died in Lhasa, a total of 382 people were wounded, 58 seriously, according to Xinhua, arsonists set fire to 908 shops, 84 vehicles, seven schools and 120 homes
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