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May 20 2014 10:20PM
Today in 1989: the martial law troops stayed put on their routes surrounded by students and residents.

After failed to enter the city two nights earlier, the martial law troops stayed put on their routes surrounded by students and residents. On May 21, 1989, the city of Beijing returned to a strange normal. Martial law was in effect...

May 19 2014 11:17PM
1989 Participant's Profile: Yuan Li (袁 力)

Yuan Li (袁 力), engineer in the Electrical Machinery Department of the Beijing Machinery Industry Research Institute. Around 11:00 p.m. on June 3, 1989, Yuan was shot dead at Muxudi, soon after he had left home. He died at 27. Initially...

May 19 2014 10:25PM
Today in 1989: the army's advance towards the city is blocked by millions of students and citizens.

The government formally declares martial law in Beijing, but the army's advance towards the city is blocked by millions of students and citizens. # 八九六四 # 89june4 # 八九民主运动 25年前的今天(5月20日)北京逾百万民众参与拦截进京军队,进京部队均未抵达预定的天安门广场等戒严执勤地点...

May 18 2014 10:56PM
1989 Participant's Profile: Dong Xiaojun (董晓军)

Dong Xiaojun (董晓军), Student of the Youth Work Department of the Chinese Youth Politics College. In the early morning of June 4, 1989, Dong was walking at the back of a group of students withdrawing from Tiananmen Square. He was run...

May 18 2014 9:47PM
Today in 1989: the government decided on a declaration of martial law

Seventh day of hunger strike. The government's plan for martial law is leaked to students, who call off the hunger strike and declare a mass sit-in. The Independent Workers Union (IWU) is founded at Tiananmen Square. In an evening...