Did the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happen in 1989?

Yes — the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown were in 1989. I'll pull authoritative sources to confirm.

Yes, the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happened in 1989.

•The events are described as the "1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre"

•Date listed as Initial protests: 15 April – 4 June 1989 and Massacre: 3–4 June 1989

•Protests "were held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, from 15 April to 4 June 1989."

•"On June 4, 1989, Chinese troops opened fire on students and workers who had been peacefully protesting for political reforms in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square."

•"In April 1989, university students in Beijing gathered in Tiananmen Square to draw up a list of demands"

•"martial law was declared on May 20, 1989. On the night of June 3, 1989, heavily armed troops and hundreds of armoured vehicles moved into the city centre to 'clear' the pro-democracy demonstrators from Tiananmen Square."

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1wikipedia.orgEncyclopedias and referencequality 0.83
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre - Wikipedia
Backs: “I'll pull authoritative sources to confirm. Yes, the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happened in 1989.”
2amnesty.caNot yet classified
What is the Tiananmen crackdown?
Backs: “Date listed as Initial protests: 15 April – 4 June 1989 and Massacre: 3–4 June 1989. Protests "were held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, from 15 April to 4 June 1989.". "On June 4, 1989, Chinese troops opened fire on students and workers who had been peacefully protesting for political reforms in and around…”