Summary.
The protests of Tianamen square were widely student led demonstrations against economic reforms implemented by Deng Xiaoping. Art students erected a statue of the Goddess of democracy and numbers continued to grow. The military was brought in and ended up open firing on the crowds and driving over students with tanks. China said no one was killed in the protests.
Tianamen square
- The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
- Series of demonstrations in and near Tiananmen Square in Beijing
- Against Deng Xiaoping, implemented economic reforms
- Transitioning the nation from Maoist Communism into a "socialist market economy
- Limited career prospects for students, and corruption of the party elite
- Spurred by the death of deposed Communist Party General Secretary Hu Yaobang
- Mass gatherings and protests took place
- Government's use of force against the protesters
- Western governments imposed economic sanctions and arms embargoes in response
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