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Thursday, April 21, 2011

04/21/11 Today In History: Tiananmen Square Protests

 

Qwiki of the Day - Apr. 21
On this day in 1989, 100,000+ students marched on Tiananmen Square Beijing, China demanding political reform. Tanks and troops used live fire to clear the area on June 4, 1989, gunning down hundreds of protesters and inciting international outrage. Conclusion: You can kill a revolutionary, but you can't kill the revolution.

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Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

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