Did the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happen in 1989?

Yes, the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown occurred in 1989 in Beijing, China. The protests, led primarily by students, began in the spring of that year and culminated in a violent military crackdown on the night of June 3–4, 1989, when Chinese government forces moved to clear demonstrators from the square, resulting in a significant number of civilian deaths.