What the records say
- When
- 3 Jun 1989 – 4 Jun 1989
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 39.90° N, 116.39° E
- Description
- crackdown on 3-4 June 1989 during the Tiananmen Square protests by the People's Liberation Army
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
People's Liberation Army at the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
Role of the Chinese military and martial law
During the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) played a decisive role in enforcing martial law, using force to suppress the demonstrations in the city. Within China, the role of the military in 1989 remains a subject of private discussion within the ranks of the party leadership and PLA.
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