Friday, September 17, 2010

Tiananmen Square Protests


Tiananmen Square Protests


In 1989, one hundred thousand student protestors gathered in Tiananman Square to oppose the Communist government, after neglecting a political rival's funeral. To oppose the dissidents, the government imposed martial law, and ultimately killed an estimated 3,700 people.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/4/newsid_2496000/2496277.stm

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