Did the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happen in 1989?

Yes, the Tiananmen Square protests and the subsequent military crackdown took place in 1989.

The student-led demonstrations began in April 1989 following the death of Hu Yaobang, a former Communist Party leader who had been supportive of democratic reforms. The protests grew into a massive movement calling for free speech, democracy, and government accountability.

The movement came to a tragic end when the Chinese government declared martial law and sent military troops and tanks to clear the area, resulting in a violent crackdown on June 3–4, 1989 (often referred to as the Tiananmen Square Massacre).