Tiananmen Square Protest
Protest for Democracy: Tiananmen Square
In May 4th, 1989 a series of protest were actioned against the Chinese Government. The protesters were disrupted by the Government. Although the government had forcefully subdued the protestors, they wouldn’t always be so demeaning. The government would later be altered in good and bad ways.
The Chinese government was forced into making sure the people were adequately taken care of. The main fault behind all of the protests, was the death of Hu Yaobang. Yaobang was the leader of the People’s Republic of China. He also served as both a Chairman and Party General Secretary of China. Hu became a symbol of change for the student movement.
On May 4th, 1989 the protests began. The students began to build the tension with the Government. The next day the protesters began to go on the Hunger Strike. This was the deal breaker for the Government. For a series of two weeks the people protested. Government officials gave amends to the students for protesting and some of them thought they were trying to take over the Government. On May 16th, the President of Soviet, Mikhail Gorbachev, and his wife, went to see the Chinese President Deng Xiaoping. Because of the protesters being in Tiananmen Square, they had to move the …show more content…
On the night of June 3rd and on into the early morning of the 4th, armed troops and tanks came to Tiananmen Square and opened fire on them. Journalists and reporters that were covering what was happening were caught in fire. Students fought back and set tanks on fire and threw stones at the police. People were arrested. By the morning the protesters were gone but throughout the day there were sporadic shootings. Unfortunately, because the Chinese government didn't want any evidence about the incident, not a whole lot is known. Since no one knows a lot, it is estimated that about 300 to maybe even thousands were killed. About 10,000 were
In May 4th, 1989 a series of protest were actioned against the Chinese Government. The protesters were disrupted by the Government. Although the government had forcefully subdued the protestors, they wouldn’t always be so demeaning. The government would later be altered in good and bad ways.
The Chinese government was forced into making sure the people were adequately taken care of. The main fault behind all of the protests, was the death of Hu Yaobang. Yaobang was the leader of the People’s Republic of China. He also served as both a Chairman and Party General Secretary of China. Hu became a symbol of change for the student movement.
On May 4th, 1989 the protests began. The students began to build the tension with the Government. The next day the protesters began to go on the Hunger Strike. This was the deal breaker for the Government. For a series of two weeks the people protested. Government officials gave amends to the students for protesting and some of them thought they were trying to take over the Government. On May 16th, the President of Soviet, Mikhail Gorbachev, and his wife, went to see the Chinese President Deng Xiaoping. Because of the protesters being in Tiananmen Square, they had to move the …show more content…
On the night of June 3rd and on into the early morning of the 4th, armed troops and tanks came to Tiananmen Square and opened fire on them. Journalists and reporters that were covering what was happening were caught in fire. Students fought back and set tanks on fire and threw stones at the police. People were arrested. By the morning the protesters were gone but throughout the day there were sporadic shootings. Unfortunately, because the Chinese government didn't want any evidence about the incident, not a whole lot is known. Since no one knows a lot, it is estimated that about 300 to maybe even thousands were killed. About 10,000 were