Tiananmen Square Uprising
In 1989, groups of college students and others gathered in Tiananmen Square, near the center of Beijing, in a protest against the Chinese government. They occupied the square for weeks, refusing to disperse until change occurred in the government. Finally, near the beginning of June, the PLA was sent into the square to attack the protesters and disperse them. Some fought back, but most fled.
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