Did the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happen in 1989?

I'll verify when the Tiananmen Square protests took place.

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

•The protests were a "series of student-led demonstrations ... throughout the spring of 1989. They began on 15 April, following Hu Yaobang's death, and culminated in a tragic crackdown on 4 June"

•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"

•Britannica lists Date: "April 27, 1989 - June 4, 1989" and describes it 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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