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Did the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happen in 1989?
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Yes, the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happened in 1989.
•The events are described as the "1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre"
•The date of the initial protests was 15 April – 4 June 1989, also listed as Initial protests: 15 April – 4 June 1989
•They are described as protests "led by students and workers, known in China as the June Fourth Incident, were held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, from 15 April to 4 June 1989"
•The crackdown/massacre is dated as 3–4 June 1989
•Other sources note:
•"On the night of 3-4 June 1989, troops from the People's Liberation Army entered Beijing" to end the protests
•"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"
•"Crackdown at Tiananmen begins | June 3, 1989"
•"Chinese troops advanced into central parts of Beijing through the city's major highways in the early morning hours of 4 June, and engaged in bloody clashes with demonstrators"
•"By nightfall on June 4, Chinese troops had forcibly cleared the square, killing hundreds"
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- 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre - Wikipedia
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- Crackdown at Tiananmen begins | June 3, 1989 | HISTORY
Backs: “"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"”