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| − | The Tiananmen Square massacre took place when a series of peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations led by students, labor activists and intellectuals in the People's Republic of China between April 15, 1989 and June 4, 1989, were broken up by the People's Liberation Army. The death toll is estimated to be between 1000 and 3000 in Beijing alone. The demonstrations mainly took place on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, but large protests also occurred in several cities throughout [[China]], including Shanghai. | + | The '''Tiananmen Square''' massacre took place when a series of peaceful pro-[[democracy]] demonstrations led by students, labor activists and intellectuals in the People's Republic of China between April 15, 1989 and June 4, 1989, were broken up by the [[People's Liberation Army]]. The death toll is estimated to be between 1000 and 3000 in Beijing alone. The demonstrations mainly took place on Tiananmen Square in [[Beijing]], but large protests also occurred in several cities throughout [[China]], including [[Shanghai]]. |
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The Tiananmen Square massacre took place when a series of peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations led by students, labor activists and intellectuals in the People's Republic of China between April 15, 1989 and June 4, 1989, were broken up by the People's Liberation Army. The death toll is estimated to be between 1000 and 3000 in Beijing alone. The demonstrations mainly took place on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, but large protests also occurred in several cities throughout China, including Shanghai.