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1989 Protester's Profile: Jiang Jielian (蒋捷连)

Jiang Jielian (蒋捷连), high school student, sit in at Xinhuamen and he and other students were dispersed by police on 19 April. He joined in March into Tiananmen many times.

Jiang left home at around 10:30 p.m. on June 3,1989. At about 11:00 p.m. behind the long flower bed in front of Building No.29 at Muxudi, a bullet went through the left-side of his back and came out his chest. He was taken to the Beijing Children's Hospital for emergency treatment, which failed to save him. The hospital certified that he was "dead on arrival."  He died at 17. He was cremated on June 7 at Babaoshan and his ashes are kept at home.

 

#八九六四 #蒋捷连 中国人民大学附属中学高二四班学生, 4月19日参与大学生在新华门前的静坐请愿,凌晨被驱离。89年6月3日晚11点10分左右,于木樨地复外大街北侧29楼前长花坛后遇难,后背左侧中弹穿胸而过,击中心脏;遇难时刚满17岁;生前为骨灰一直安置在家中灵堂内。
http://www.tiananmenmother.org/the%20truth%20and%20victims/Testimonies/…

 

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