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students from all around china perform demonstartios demanding for a democracy and opposing the Chinese communists party which was and still is the ruling political party of China. This was the reason for the protests
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Hu Yaobang dies of a heart attack. Memorials are held around beijing and other cities which essentially escalate into the tiannmen protests
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a peoples day editorial was published in and broadcasted in the chinese media. it contained an article stating that the protests were a conspiracy and described it as turmoil. this nagered the students causing further demonstrations.
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100,00 chinese students gathered in tiananmen square and ptotested
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Students decide to starve themselves to show just how much they want liberty, hoping that it would help in their favour.
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the chinese government decided that military action was their only option to stop the protests. This meant sending in armed soldiers with tanks forcing the students away in a violent and horrific manor.
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students created a 10 ft tall paper mache' statue called 'the goddess of Democracy" symbolising liberty which they desired. the statue attracted a lot of attention
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troops received orders to reclaim Tiananmen Square at all cost, Tanks and soldiers were sent into the square where they killed an arrested citizens to stop the protests.
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the government takes action by getting military and security police to stop the protests by killing and aresstings thousands of students.
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a man stood in front of a column of chinese tanks the morning after the military violently removed the protestors from the square. this act created worldwide recognition.
