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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Famous quotes containing the words square and/or uprising:
“Mark you the floore? that square & speckled stone,
Which looks so firm and strong,
Is Patience:”
—George Herbert (1593–1633)
“An uprising would punish only the country, and that is out of the question. But there is yet another approach, the most effective form of resistance: contemptuous compliance.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)