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On 15 April 1989, Mr Hu Yaobiang died in a hospital of Beijing.
who's Hu Yaobiang? He was secretary genery of China Communist
party, and was considered as one of the most influential reformist
in Chinese history. He was the one set his voice to support
students' movement in 1986. He died and people cried for him.
On 20 April 1989, leader of students, Mr Wang Dan with his 3
comrades, in 34 bicycles came to People's Square and offered the
Government a petiton in order to be given permisson to create a
Union like Union of Cooperation in Poland.
On 22 April 1989, a group of students gathered in front of the or
People's Square (maybe wrong) to ask for his delegation had the
permission to talk to Mr Premier Li Peng. The request had been
turned down. Later, students raised the banners which said "Out
here Li Peng", "Down with Li Peng".
On 25 April 1989, in his image ceremony of Hu Yaobiang held in
Tianmen, some students shouted the slogan in order to seek for
Democracy. they were arrested later. On 26 April 1989, on Chinese
Communist's daily newspaper, there was an article which said that
actions of students were violent and traitor. (I dont remember for
sure) That made students angry.
At the night of 26/4/1989, and dawn of 27/4/1989, thousands of
students gathered in Educatinal Training university to prepare for
their marching to protest against the article.
The marching was so much successful. Some professors raised banners
said: Knee down for too long, it's time to stand up.
It was almost a million people to join the marching.
They gathered in front of Tianmen Square, raised banners and
started a "hunger strike". It was 02 May 1989.
13 May 1989, Gorbachev visited China.
17 May 1989, 3 million people joined a huge marching in front of
Tianmen Square and some other places in Beijing.
19 May 1989, Li Peng offered a talk with Students' delegations. The
talk was broken because neither side agreed to grant others'
requests. In the afternoon, Mr Zhao Zhiyang - secretary general of
CCP - arrived the Square with Mr Wen Jiabao. He asked the students
to leave the Square ASAP before something bad could happend. He was
crying and said: I was too late.
Before that, Mr Zhao had some interview with journalists, which he
showed his supporting ideas toward the protestors. That was the
last time people saw Mr Zhao as a politician.
20 May 1989, Li Peng, Deng Xiaopeng agreed to use PLA to "secure
the Square", only one didn't agree, Mr Zhao Zhiyang. Martial law
was announced.
21 May 1989, 38th Corps of PLA arrived in Beijing.
23 May 1989, PLA troops started to throw smoke grenades, gas
grenades and clubs in order to re-occupy the Square. but they wer
stopped by the protestors. Some soldiers joined the protestors. In
front of the Tianmen Square, picture of mao was inked. A Security
Committee for students was established and Chai Ling, a female
student, became Commander in chief.
30 May 1989, Godness of Democracy Statue was established in front
of the Square, challenged the China Government. In the same day,
Wang Dan announced Delacration of Democracy.
1 June 1989, Chinese government asked the foreign journalists to
leave China immediately. ?!
2 June 1989, PLA's T54s arrived the Square, they weare blocked by
protestors.
4 June 1989, 300,000 PLA troops with 500 tanks assualted the
protestors, killed 2,500 students. They re-occupied the Square
completely 2 days later. 5,000 PLA troops were wounded or
killed.
11 June 1989, Wang Dan and some others arrested.
Wu'er Kaixi and Chai Ling were forced to seek asylum in Taiwan and
USA. Wang Dan was later released in 1993 when Beijing tried to be
the host of Olympic 2002, later, when Beihjing failed, he was
re-arrested?! In 199X, when Clinton visited China, he pulled on the
pressure to free Wang Dan and gave him permisson to flee to US.
Feng Congde - husband of Chai Ling - was imprisoned too. No info
more.
