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- Tens of thousands of students come together on the tiananmen square to mourn the death of Hu Yoabang.
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- Demonstrations escelate in Bejing
- Workers and officals join in
- Government in disagreement about it´s response
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- Over 100.000 people assemble
- Students start a petition of demands for Li Peng
- The actvists organize in illegal and unoffical student unions
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- Editorial: "The Necessity for a Clear Stand Against Turmoil,” published
- The article described the students movement as a "destabilzing anti- party revolt" that must be fought
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- In regard to Soviet Party Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev visit, students start a hunger strike
- Many important intelectuals pledge their help
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- First Sino-Soviet summit since 1959
- Government can´t welcome Gorbachev on the tiananmen square because of the protests
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- Student leader calls off the hunger strike
- Start a mass sit-in on tiananmen square
- Around 1.2 million people are participating
- Li Peng appears on state TV to declare martial law
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- PLA troops are trying to occupy Bejing
- Civilian protestors block their convos on the streets -Troops are stuck and can´t reach tiananmen square
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- PLA is finally able to leave
- humiliation for the government
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- People are trying to block the streets again
- Soldiers start firing on unarmed civillians
- Untold number of people are killed
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- Troops are ordered to clear the square
- Soldiers open fire on activists again and again during the day
- Rescue workers who are trying to help the wounded are shot too
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- Army is in complete control of Bejing
- Unarmed young man suddenly steps in front of the tanks
- Untill today he´s a symbol for the student movement and the brave protesters