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Ousted General Secretary of the Communist Party, Hu Yaobang, dies at age 73 on April 15, 1989.
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Thousands of students gather at Tiananmen Square to mourn the death of Hu Yaobang.
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Tens of thousands of students gather outside the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square as Hu's memorial service is held.
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100,00 students protest.
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Close to 1 million people march to the Square to support the hunger strike.
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Students and citizens prevent troops from entering Tiananmen Square.
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PLA (People's Liberation Army) troops with tanks and armored personnel carriers enter Beijing to clear the Square.
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Scattered shooting in the streets of Beijing; hundreds killed.
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During the early morning hours, troops clear Tiananmen Square.
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For the past 20 years, the Chinese government has tried to erase every trace of the Tiananmen Square incident and prohibit civilians from exchanging information related to the event. http://tiananmen-square-crisis.blogspot.com/p/tiananmen-square-and-effect-on-world.html?_sm_au_=iVV363nSZNPHRH6h
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After June 4, 1989 China had quickly transformed itself into one of the world fastest growing economies. Although China is trying to improve its global status by gradually becoming a free market country, there are still many restrictions within the country.
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Approximately 70,000 people in Hong Kong take part in a memorial vigil.
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Former journalist Yu Dongyue is released from prison after serving 17 years. He was arrested during the Tiananmen Square protests for throwing paint at a portrait of Mao Zedong.
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In 2009, the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, released a statement to “urge Beijing to account for those killed in a crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square 20 years ago”
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The National Museum of China in Tiananmen Square is newly renovated and open to the public. The building contains no exhibits mentioning the events of June 1989.
