Tiananmen Square Massacre Anniversary | 06 Jun 2019

June 4 marks the 30th anniversary of the massacre of protestors in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square by People’s Liberation Army of China.

  • Tiananmen Square protests began in April 1989 after the death of a pro-reform leader Hu Yaobang.
  • Civilian protesters had gathered for weeks in Tiananmen Square, in the center of Beijing, to call for political reform, in 1989.
  • The Tiananmen Square protests are commonly known June Fourth Incident in China.
  • The popular national movement inspired by the Beijing protests is sometimes called the '89 Democracy Movement.