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Did the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happen in 1989?
Yes — the 1989 crackdown is well documented. I'll pull the sources to confirm the date.
Yes, the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happened in 1989.
•The Tiananmen Square protests, known within China as the June Fourth Incident, were student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, lasting from 15 April to 4 June 1989.
•The government crackdown / massacre is dated to 3-4 June 1989, when the Chinese government deployed troops to occupy the square on the night of 3 June in what is referred to as the Tiananmen Square massacre.
•On June 4, 1989, however, Chinese troops and security police stormed through Tiananmen Square, firing indiscriminately into the crowds of protesters.
Other descriptions confirm this timing:
•In the spring of 1989, tens of thousands of students gathered in Beijing's largest public square
•On June 4, we honor the heroic protest movement of the Chinese people that ended on June 4, 1989, when the Chinese Communist Party leadership sent tanks into Tiananmen Square
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- 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre - Wikipedia
Backs: “The Tiananmen Square protests, known within China as the June Fourth Incident, were student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, lasting from 15 April to 4 June 1989.”
- Chinese crackdown on protests leads to Tiananmen Square Massacre | June 4, 1989 | HISTORY
Backs: “The government crackdown / massacre is dated to 3-4 June 1989, when the Chinese government deployed troops to occupy the square on the night of 3 June in what is referred to as the Tiananmen Square massacre. On June 4, 1989, however, Chinese troops and security police stormed through Tiananmen Square, firing…”