Did the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happen in 1989?

Yes. The Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown took place in 1989 in Beijing, China. Student-led demonstrations calling for political reform, freedom of the press, and anti-corruption measures began in April 1989 and grew to occupy Tiananmen Square for weeks. The Chinese government declared martial law, and on the night of June 3–4, 1989, the military moved in with tanks and troops to clear the square, resulting in the deaths of hundreds to possibly thousands of people (the exact death toll remains disputed and the Chinese government has never released official figures).

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