1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
April 15 – June 4, 1989 · Tiananmen Square, Beijing
Student and worker protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, 15 April – 4 June 1989, sparked by the death of pro-reform Party leader Hu Yaobang amid grievances over inflation, corruption, and the dismantling of the iron rice bowl system. After weeks of failed talks, the government declared martial law and deployed troops on the night of 3 June in the Tiananmen Square massacre.
