Did the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happen in 1989?

Yes, the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown took place in 1989 in Beijing, China. The demonstrations began in April 1989, largely led by students, and called for political reform, greater freedoms, and an end to corruption. They grew to include hundreds of thousands of participants and lasted for several weeks, centered in Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing.

The crackdown occurred on the night of June 3 into the early morning of June 4, 1989, when the Chinese government sent military troops and tanks to clear the square and suppress the protests, resulting in a violent crackdown with significant loss of life, though the exact death toll remains disputed and unconfirmed to this day due to government censorship of the event.

This event remains heavily censored within China, and public discussion or commemoration of it is restricted by the Chinese government.