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Did the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happen in 1989?

I'll verify the timeline of the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown.

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

•The events are described as the "1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre"
•They were "student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, lasting from 15 April to 4 June 1989"
•The infobox lists the date as "Initial protests: 15 April – 4 June 1989 --- Massacre: 3–4 June 1989"
•Described as "series of protests and demonstrations in China in the spring of 1989 that culminated on the night of June 3–4 with a government crackdown on the demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in Beijing"
•"On the night of June 3–4, tanks and heavily armed troops advanced toward Tiananmen Square, opening fire on or crushing those who again tried to block their way"

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  1. 1wikipedia.orgEncyclopedias and referencequality 0.83
    1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre - Wikipedia

    Backs: “They were "student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, lasting from 15 April to 4 June 1989". The infobox lists the date as "Initial protests: 15 April – 4 June 1989 Massacre: 3–4 June 1989"”