521 - The Tiananmen Square Massacre
Do Go On15 Okt 2025

521 - The Tiananmen Square Massacre

Over nearly two months in 1989, student led protests erupted across China as people called for reforms. The centre of the movement was Tiananmen Square in Beijing where more than a million people gathered. On June 3rd the army was sent in to clear the protestors, ending with devastating consequences. This is the seventh most voted for topic for Block 2025.


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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/timeline-tiananmen-square/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27404764

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/11/the-cultural-revolution-50-years-on-all-you-need-to-know-about-chinas-political-convulsion

https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2019/05/world/tiananmen-square-tank-man-cnnphotos/

https://time.com/5600363/china-tiananmen-30-years-later/

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-09/tiananmen-square-anniversary-shows-maos-legacy-lives-on/11185924

https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tiananmen-scholar-06072021030902.html

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tiananmen-Square

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