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Hu Yaobang
Hu Yaobang dies of heart attack. -
Students Propose
Students perition for an audience with the government. -
Hu's funeral
Hu Yaobangs memorial stirs up more dissension -
Strike
Students begin strike -
Meeting
Students meet witht he government to try and work out agreements, but leave unsatisfied. -
Another proposal
Students petition another audience with the government. -
Gathering
Students gather in the square, in Beijing, China, a movement reminiscent of the May Fourth Movement of 1919. -
Srtike
The first hunger strike begins. -
Meeting
Student leaders meet with the government once again. -
Martial Law
Martial Law is declared by Deng Xiaoping. -
The PLA
People's Liberation Army (PLA) retreats to the bouandries of Beijing and the students form the Aliiance to Protect the Constution. -
Chai LIng in Command
Tiananmen square headquarters formed; Chai Ling is appointed commander in Cheif. -
Workers are arrested
Workers protesting with students are arrested by the PLA. -
PLA goes to the Square
The PLA is sent by the government to the square. They use tear gas on demonstrators, armored vehicles and tanks enter the square and open fire. -
More Protest
Man stands infront of column tansk as a protest and the chineese government lies and tell US there are no casualties. -
Correspondants Leave China
Foregin correspoondants are told to leave China and the government releases that there were 23 student deaths and hundreds of protestors and soldiers were killed.
