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Tiananmen Square
1989Jun, 3

The government of China sends troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after seven weeks of occupation.

Tiananmen Square or Tian'anmen Square (; 天安门; Pinyin: Tiān'ānmén; Wade–Giles: Tʻien1-an1-mên2) is a city square in the city center of Beijing, China, named after the eponymous Tiananmen ("Gate of Heavenly Peace") located to its north, which separates it from the Forbidden City. The square contains the Monument to the People's Heroes, the Great Hall of the People, the National Museum of China, and the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China in the square on October 1, 1949; the anniversary of this event is still observed there. The size of Tiananmen Square is 765 x 282 meters (215,730 m2 or 53.31 acres). It has great cultural significance as it was the site of several important events in Chinese history.

Outside China, the square is best known for the 1989 protests and massacre that ended with a military crackdown, which is also known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre or the June Fourth Massacre.

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Events on 1989

  • 15Apr

    Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

    Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China.
  • 26Apr

    Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

    People's Daily publishes the April 26 Editorial which inflames the nascent Tiananmen Square protests
  • 27Apr

    Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

    The April 27 demonstrations, student-led protests responding to the April 26 Editorial, during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
  • 20May

    Tiananmen Square massacre

    The Chinese authorities declare martial law in the face of pro-democracy demonstrations, setting the scene for the Tiananmen Square massacre.
  • 5Jun

    Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

    The Tank Man halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.

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