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 protests were a series of pro-democracy demonstrations that took place in Beijing, China, during the spring of 1989, culminating in a violent crackdown by the Chinese government on June 4

•It was a 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

•Dates listed as April 27, 1989 - June 4, 1989, also 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 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

•From April to June 1989, China experienced the Tiananmen Square protests, which eventually led to a military crackdown on 4 June

•On June 4, we honor the heroic protest movement ... that ended on June 4, 1989, when the Chinese Communist Party leadership sent tanks into Tiananmen Square to violently repress peaceful demonstrations

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Backs: “It was a 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”
evidence, reference entry, points to yes. Claim: The protests culminated on the night of June 3–4, 1989 with a government crackdown on demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, Beijing.