Did the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happen in 1989?

Yes, the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown occurred in 1989. Student-led demonstrations began in Beijing in April 1989, centered on Tiananmen Square, calling for political reform, free speech, and an end to corruption. The protests grew to include hundreds of thousands of participants over several weeks before the Chinese government declared martial law and sent in military troops. On the night of June 3–4, 1989, the military forcibly cleared the square and surrounding areas, resulting in a significant number of civilian deaths, with estimates ranging widely due to the Chinese government's continued suppression of information about the event.