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Former General Secretary of China Hu Yaobang suffers a shock heart attack and passes away
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Small gatherings of students begin to mourn the death of former secretary Hu
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3,000 students from Peking University begin their march to Tiananmen Square rallying support along the way
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Police entered the square to disperse any remaining protestors;minor clashes occured
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100,000 students ignore police orders and return to the square for Hu's funeral.
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Statewide funeral for the former secretary at the grand hall in Tiananmen Square
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A political paper worte an article outlining the protestors as opportunists which enraged them and antagonized the students against the state
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Secretary Zhao ZiYang gave two speeches labelling the protests as patriotic and the reasoning of protesting which is to end corruption as legitimate
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Majority of students end class boycott and lose interest in movement
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The persisting student union called for more radical measures and began to gather students for the hunger strike
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Student-led hunger strikes galvanise support and spreads to 400 cities nationwide
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Almost a million Beijing residents join the movement and demonstrate their solidarity
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Martial Law is imposed giving the military control over designated areas including central Beijing
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Troops are assigned to meet at Beijing awaiting orders
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Premier Li Peng refers to the protestors as terrorists enraging them and only escalating the protests
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Police jeep kills three civilians sparking fear of military advancements
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Students and residents catch disguised troops smuggling weapons into the city
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Authorities give order to clear the square by any means necessary
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Troops begin to fire at protestors at about 10:30 p.m.
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The square is finally cleared early in the morning as troops set up a blockade
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