Tiananmen Square: Largest Pro-Democracy Movement In China

In the events in 1989, the Tiananmen Square became the site of the largest pro-democracy movement in China. It began with the death of a man named Hu Yaobang, a party leader who had tried to do things in his own way. Hu had suggested that it was time for Deng Xiaoping to retire from being a leader. His death had triggered massive protests that had millions filled the streets, criticizing the growing corruption and demanding democracy the way Hu symbolized. After seven weeks, it came to such a sudden end. It allowed the world to watch this sudden horror as tanks rolled toward Tiananmen Square and troops fired on the crowds, killing hundreds and wounded thousands of protestors. In June 4, 1989, there was news that the army troops were beaten,