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Hu Yaobang died
Hu Yaobang died and his memorials were held at beijing. This is were the protest started. -
hunger strike
160 student gathered outside of Tiananmen square and announced they were going on a hunger strike. -
Mikhail Gorbachev
On may 15 1989, MIkhail came to beijing and stoped the hunger strikes, than he shut down almost every street going into beijing. -
Mass sit-in
Hunger stirke is called off due to leaked information about the governments martial plan.A Mass sit-in is declared. -
Marital Law
The Martail law was declared in Beijing. The Martial law allowed military authorities over a region over an emergency. -
Troops
They begin to open fire upon people blocking the army. Tanks and armoured vehicles move towards the center of the city. Several hundred civilians were shot dead. -
Tank Man
A man stands in fronf of the tanks trying to stop them from passing. Than continues on.
