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On This Day: June 3, 1989 – Chinese Troops Sent Into Tiananmen Square

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On This Day: June 3, 1989 – Chinese Troops Sent Into Tiananmen Square.

On this day June 3, 1989, the Chinese government sent armed troops and tanks into Tiananmen Square in Beijing to remove thousands of pro-democracy protesters who had been peacefully demonstrating for weeks. The protesters, made up largely of students, were calling for political reform, greater personal freedoms, and an end to government corruption.

As night fell, the situation turned violent. Armed forces opened fire on unarmed civilians in and around the square. Though the Chinese...
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